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i 1 ^ LOCAL DOTS 1 ?Cotton brought 11c. on this maiket yesterday. ?The Tabernacle school, of which Mr. James II. Hamel is principal, opened last Monday. ?Attention is called to new announcement of WilliamsHughes Co. in to (lay's paper. ? Mrs. Amanda Howze, widow of J. W. Howze, formerly of the Ricliburg section, died in Chester Tuesday. ?The furniture for Lancaster's new postollice is being daily ex pected. It. was shipped several weeks ago. 4 ?The many friends of Ex Sheriff L. M. Clyhnrn are glad to see him out again, after a severe spell ol bilious colic. ?Miss dosie Oates, of Cboster, who was an applicant for a position in the Lancaster schools, lias been olec'ed a teacher in the Union graded schools. ?Mr. J. F. Mosley and Miss Mary Ca'oe were married on Sun day, 22nd inst., hy W. F. Est ridge. Notary Public, at the latter's residence in Flat Creek township. ?Principal John A. Jenkins, of the Lancaster Graded Schools, has accepted a position, during vacation, with the D. C. Heath Publishing company, of New York. ?The Rev. Paul A. Pressly will preach at llie County Home tomorrow afternoon at 4 o'clock Hnroaftoi- tin ,*??11 1 '' vn,.vi .id T.m mere the 1st. and 3rd Sabbuth after.noons of each month. j?The Rev. J. M. Pardue left v at this office this week a squash measuring 44 inches in length and 12 ? inches in circumference. He doesn't know the name of the variety to which it belongs. ?Ed Ballard, one of the Lancaster negroes who was lodged in Chester jail charged wi.h complicity in the murder o; Ferryman Railey, has been released on bail in sum of $300. ?The Rev. Front us KuuderY 'bnrk writes us to announce tin t lie will not be able to meet his appointment at Spring Hill the first Sunday in August, as he is engaged in meetings away from home. ?About 10 cords ot wood be longing to the estate ol the late J. B. Gregory, near town, were destroyed by fire Thursday night. The wood was in t wo piles, about 100 yards apart, and was evidently set afire. ^ : s Kdith S'e wart, of Iiock llill, who formerly taught mu.^ic in the Lancaster Graded School, has been e'ected to take charge ol the music department in the ^llocky Mount, N C., graded /kcIiooIs. a I n accordance with an nouncement made in The Nous twi^ie lime auo, u mail clerk luij been place.I on the Soul hem's early morning and evening (rains, ^utvintf ente~ed upon Ids service week. > Mr. F. M. Lowry, of Tsxahaw, was in town yesterday. accompai iei bv lis uiu le, Mr. A N, Terrell, of Arkansas, who is on a . visit to his old home county. > | PERSONAL | Mr. W. H. McMurry,#of Fort , Mill, was in town tins week. Mr. and Mrs J. T. Wylie are t visiting re'a'ives at Edgemoor. t I)r. .1. B. Patrick spent a couple * of days at Great Falls this week. k Mr. J. O. Cauthen, of Kock t Hill, visited Lancaster this week. , Mr. L. 1*. Roddey an l family t are visiting relatives in Fort ] I Lawn. ( Miss Mary Marion, of Sumter, ' is visiting her sifter, Mrs. II. 1*. Allison. * 1 Mr. B. C. Hough spent a day ^ this week with his parents at . Landsford. 1 Mrs Thomasson, of York, is \isiting her son, Mr. J. T.lj Thomnsson. 1 Miss Jessie Porter, of Lancas ' ter, is visiting Miss Bessie Black- I , well.?Kershaw Era. ' Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Lazenby , have returned from their visit to relatives in Virginia. Mrs B A. Hilton, of Kershaw, recently visited her sister in Lancaster, Mrs. B. J. Sims. Messrs Iialph Foster and Paul Ross Moore are rusticating in the region of Riverside. Crawlord Heath, of Charlotte. ( m vismiig nis brothers, Messrs. George and Webb Heath. Mrs. C. O. Floyd and'children t are visiting Mrs. Floyd's parents j at Taxuliaw.?Kershaw Era. Mr. W. E. Dreunan and his 1 bride returned Wednesday from 1 their trip to Asheville, N. O. 1 Misses Sadie and Estello Gregory returned Thursday night ' Irom a visit to friends in Belton. Mrs. J.J. Hull, of Rock Hill, and Mrs. J. W. Woodetn, of Lee county, are visiting their sister, Mrs. George Payseur. Miss Edith Stewart, of Rock ' Hill, and Miss Alieo Beckham of Riverside, spent Wednesday in 1 Lancaster with Mrs. A. R.Banks. < Mr. Robert E. Rollins, of Ker Ishaw, who has been visiting, Mr W. J. Irwin, lnft for his home tliis morning.?Chester Lantern. Mrs. L. (5. I'ayseur and her son in-law and daughter, Dr. and .Mrs. James K. I'oore, of Colum ( bi?, went to Chick Springs this week. Mr. John Thompson, formerly of Lancaster but now living at Tvlg? moor, spent Wednesday and < i Thursday here with relatives and i i riends. Mr. and Mrs W. J. Long, forI merly of Lancaster but now Iiv- 1 j ing m Chester county, are spend ing several days wifii relatives ' I here and in the county. Miss Bessie McI)ow, one of the J graded school's teachers last year, is a member of a party of friends i [now milking a tour of the New I England States and Canada. Dr. It. C. Brown, Mr. Will iam Jones, Mi-s Florence Brown ami her gno?t, Mr^. Iz'ar, spent | Wednesday at the quarry of the Southern Granite Company. Mr. and Mrs. I) K F. Everett. | of Lancaster, S. C, arrived in I Laurinl-ure Saturday ami spent k several days wiih relatives and ' i friends.?Lain inburg Exchange. ' 1 Two New Teachers Elected for tft lirailed School. The board of trustees of ill Lancaster School District nu a?t Tuesday evening to (ill tw vacancies in the Central Grade school's corps of teachers, tw eachers previously elected, Mi >es Gertrude Foster and Nelli icborb, having declined to a< ;ept. There were about twent ipplications before the boarl.Vli^s Blanche Moore, of Lancu er, and Miss Daisy Mclut re, < llethel Academy, Vs., wei jhosen to fill the vacancies n erred to. As to the new teachers, MiMoore is well known to the pe< pie of Lancaster, and therefor needs no introducti< n. Mi s M Intvre is a era filiate <>f >? _ r,- ? \ 1* graded schools, ilio Southei Presbyterian College, if R? Springs, N. C., and of the Pre byterian College of Charlotte She taught last year in ihe bun; graded school, but declined r< election. She has also been a distant English teacher 111 ill Presbyterian College. The Itevlval fit I* left sunt I'lalimA Fine S11 fulfil/ School. The Rev. T. A. Dabnoy close an unusually successful revivi meeting at Pleasant Plains Baj tist church last Sunday. Tl meeting had been iu progress ft >everal days, having begun o Saturday, July 14th. Mr. Dal ney was assisted last week b Dr. Boldridge. There were 2 accessions to the church and 1 persons were baptized. Pleasant Plains has one of tli most llourishincr Sunrtuu o/?l,rv? & "J in the county. There aie It members, as many as 60 scholai being in one class. Mr. W. ( Adams is (he efiicient, superii tendent of the school. William T. McCrorey Dea ?He was "Well Known i Lancaster. Mr. William T. McCrorey, wl had relatives here and was we known by a number of Lanca ter's older citizens, died last Fr lay, at h:s home in Coronaca.iie was a native ot Fairfield com ly and was born Nov. 17, 183 In noting Mr. McCrorev's deatl the NVinnsboro News and Hera say s: Mr. McCrorey was a son < James A. and Sarah Thome M( Urorey, whose parents wei Scotch Irish and English. The wore among iho first settlers ( Fairfield county. having la"g tracts ol land granted by Ivi (lonrge III in 1 7d<). The deceased was married M ss Mattio Hawthorne ol Fai ti Id county in 1850. She was direct granddaughter ol Chart Daniel Carroll of Carrollton. Vj one of the signers of the Declar tion of I ndeponi oncft lit' s-e?ved in the Confederal war, belonging to Mart Gary regiment. Ilo was a loyal Mast and an upright citizen and prominent mem'or ol t lie B<] list church. Miss Blanche Cousar, who hi lieon stenographer in the Wels Neck school at llartsville and 'pending her vacation at lu lome in Lancaster, came ovt Saturday to spend the day wit Missis Fannie Strieker and R< ^ecca Fischel.?Chester Lanten " Announcements. . Fop County Treasurer. Having nerved the unexpired term q of W. C. Cauthen,deceased, I hereby ? announce myself a candidate for the |t d 1 oltlce of County Treasurer, subject to ' the rules of the Democratic prim- < ary. J. K. lilackinou. 1 For County Treasurer. I hereby announce myself a candidate t>>r I the office of County Treasurer, subject to j the rules of the Democratic primary. < y j K Baxter Black toon. t For County Treasurer. I hereby announce myself a candidate for the office of County t'reasurer for Lan)f winter county, subject to the rules of the Democratic primary. \V. If. Mil cu. re : < 0- For Su peri tcmlcii t Diluent ion. > I hereby announce myself a candi- 1 date for re-election to flu* ottice of j County .Superintendent of Kducatiot). subject to the rules of the Democratic primary. W.M.Moore. e' For Super in tend cut Education t I hereby announce myself a oandi- jf (Il date for tiie office of County Superin- I Itendeiit of Kducatinti, subject to the ] 1 rules and regulations governing 'he j ' Democratic nrimnrv if > ?!" 1 . . . . I Will I 11 I devote my time to ihe duties of the ' s I otFioe. Respectfully, W. Alonzo Hughes. 1 For Superintendent F?1 neat in it. *r | ! hereby announce my-elf a candi lute i | for tins office of ('aunt) Siiptrintemlent of 1 i Kiluciitiou, subject to the rules and regnla- ' S- I tions of the Democratic priivmy. 1 J. Meek White. ie For Probate Judge. 1 hereby announce myself a nandi- t date for re-election to the office of ? Probate Judge, subject to the rules of i the Democratic primary. ( , J. E. Stewman. i !d ???til For ItlaKlNtrste. ' 3 I hereby announce myself a candidate for reeleotion to the office of le Magistrate for Buford Township,sub- i )r ject to the rules and regulations of v the Democratic primary. U Wm. Carnes. j 3- For Magistrate. I ,y I hereby announce myself a candi- * date for the office of Magistrate for . 11 Buford Township, subject to the rules a of the Democratic nri ? ? ?? II. VV. Taylor. For MaKUlrnte. I? I hereby announce myself a eandii date for reelection to the ofllce of 1 Magistrate at Lancaster, subject to ' !3 the rules of the Democratic primary. 1 W. P. Caskey. 1 rs 1 For MsKlNtrate. , J' I hereby announce myself a c&ndiu date for re-election to the ofllce of < Magistrate for Cedar Creek Township, I subject to the rules of the Democratic I primary. W. P. Hudson. i d For .ting 1st rate. _ 1 hereby announce myself a candidate for reelection to the ofllce of Magistrate for Indian Land Township, ( subject to the rules and regulations of 1 the Democratic primary. i l0 I). bk. Hall. | ]j For iigiwlrale. The friends of Mr. A. \V. 11 i ok I in an8 nounee his namo as a candidate for the of rtce of Magistrate for Cedar ('reek township, j subject to the rules governing the Demo- s er.itie primary. d- ~ I J i Business Notices. < ; t i, ~ 1 I ! 111 Notices inserted under I this head at the rate of OS K UKNT I A WOKI) for each insertion No|i notice to be vomited less t tinn 25 j t words. ' NOTK K TO (MNNKRo- Now is " the time to have your grins and en-I ,y jfines repaired for & lie fall ginning. ? ' } J 11riiiyc I hem in at once.? It. S. IIAKL)l I'KK. j | , g ?!#/ rt rt isett Letters. I. Willie Morgan, Thomas Murray, Charley McFadden, K W. McDow, Jeff Matto thews, 2, J It. ltirkholdcr Kdward ltoyd Itishop Itowers, Kdward Whorton, 2, r" S Woodherry. I- W. White. It. W Weeks. , II. V. Wells, Jargie Wmiie, Use Youngs, Janie Williams, I K Ward. Tal Haimnn. es S I, I lie >. |. ha llno'-er, 11 ?h ii Hart, >' K. Kohertsoii, I. II Itohinson, II <Itobinson. W. I, Hohison, M. W. Hohinson. |'. It. 1*. Itohiiison. 2,Harry I'otts, Henry fariuelous. Sam Ch ipiiian,-liiii hee, It W.J I<o\vder. Sain Iteed. J S. i.ucns It W (loader. I'hotiias Mctinider, S. M. Myers, i I'aul Margery, Waidlaw Mef'ruv, J. H ' Morris, Miloui Ningeiterv, W H t'ole, i Daud Wright, (reorge Wlcrton, Lottie j >11 Kohertsoii. Kmily Me arl-r, Harriet liol> ' | inson, May War i, Mntlie J. Win'ham. i 1 AiiMie White, Andoy He.ivver, Sarrah Anna Broom. Melisa Mellow, Klla K.J Mack, Lue Hell 'tea Wright.Trowir Itrown, I Dollar Young, M?ggio Wiiglit, 2, Lizzie J t Wi'.son, l.ottio ltolifs.ui, Emmie ltobeson, t Sndy rofert. Alice Harr, Mnnn. Kuniee IS McDolntid, (reosiiv B'own, Frida Wade. J F. HlJNTElt, 1\ M. ! i> | ( Mr. W. I>. Jones visited Irs!' >r wife at the Rock Hill hospital j r tilts week, returning here I'hurs<lny. Mrs. Jone* had fo undergo!< a surgical opeia'ion Monday, hut I (l. ?)>e in now iapiUly improving, I Announcements. V?r CfliiHf}' Wii|?- . I hereby announce myself a candilate for County Supervisor, subject o the rules of the Democratic prinary . It elected I pledge myself to Uncharge the duties of the office to he best of my ability. 1). W. Ilendrix. For County Nupervisor. I hereby announce myself a candilate for the otlice of County Supervisor, subject to the rules and regulaions of the Democratic primary. James O. Porter. I'or County Sii|mt? i??r. I hereby announce myself a catidilate for re-election to the otlice of 'ounty Supervisor, subject to the Miles governing the Democratic priiiary. M. C. Gardner. For County Nuisor. Mr. "Editor?Please announce thro ign Die columns of your paper that I im a candidate for the olliee of <'01111y Supervisor, subject to the rules governing the Democratic primary. I'wo years ai(0 I was a candidate for eelection to this olliee, but was defeated by a small majority?only ten k-otes. I shall ever be grateful to my Friends for their liberal support. L. J. Perry. 'or County Supervisor. After consulting with a number of my friends, I hereby announce myself i candidate for the olliee of Conn ty Supervisor, subject to the rules of the Democratic primary. Wylie Q. Caskey. For County Supervisor. Mr. Editor: After many solicitations to become a candidate for County Supervisor, I, after due consideration, tiereby announce myself as a candiJate for that olliee, subject to the Democratic primary. It elected I ihall devote my time to the duties of the office. H. N. Sowell. For County Supervisor. Mr. Editor: Please announce Mr W. B. Culp as a candidate for County Supervisor, subject to ttie rules gov ruing the Democratic primary. Knowing Mr. Culp to be a successful nusiness man and well qualified to fill laid ofllce, we take pleasure in prelenting his name as a candidate therefor to the voters of Lancaster county. Many Friends. For Kcpresen luf Ire. In the last campaign I made a close race lor the Legislature, and L promised my friends that if there was nothing to prevent my entering the race in the next campaign that I would run again. And I now announce myself as a candidate for the Legislature, subject to the Democratic primary. Trusting to the people for their support, and promising the best service 1 am able to give them, if elected, I remain, Geo. VV. Jones. For ltoprcNontMlivc. I hereby announce myself a candilate for reelection to the House of Kepresentat 1 ves, subject to tbe rules ind regulations of the Democratic primary. J. W. Ilamel. For It op rosen afire. I greatly appreciate the suggestion >f myself as a candidate for the Leg* slature and the many assurances of support 1 have received. No man could esteem more highly than myself lie honor of representing this people here, for years of association with hem has proven their worth and inegrity. I would like to serve them, tnd, were I elected, I would do the nest 1 could for the whole people. I, therefore, announce myself a candtlate for the Legislature, subject to I.., i i i? i/t hi uv/1 at iu |> i i 111 fl i V llarry Mines. I'?r Coinily Auditor. After many solicitations to become i candidate for tiie otllce of County Auditor^and ! he complimentary vote I received heretofore, I have decided ii run I pledge m>se!f to be governed by the rules and regulations of he Hemoerafie primary Mollis II Morton. For Comity Auditor. Having a thorough knowledge of he duties of the otliee of County Aulitor. and b lieving that 1 can give ntire satisfaction therein. I hereby innoiince myseii as a candidate for taid cilice, subject to the rules of the Ih-mocratic primary .1. Wylie Porter. For County Auditor I hereby announce myself a cnndilate for the ollice of '"ounfy Auditor, mhject to tlie rules of the Meritocratic primary. Porter M. .Inckson. For llic Mrimte. i nereny announce nnsilf a cnmlii'nte 'or tlie State Senate, subject to the ruh s ot' lie Democratic primary. I. Harry Foster. For Slate Senator. I mil a candidate for State Senator, lor Lancaster county, subject to lb* tiles governing the democratic primary election. T. Y. WILLIAMS. Mis. E. II. Beckham and ohil lren, of Branchville. ate visit.ng Dr. ami Mrs. R. S. Beckham ? vers It aw tKra.