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jF LOCAL DOT r?Mr. J. B. Ellis has a position in the furn partraeut of J. F. M Co. ?Mrs. F. V. Gerrard, u: - opimfcB, U1IS3., WHS IOI Thursday ou a Southeri Blacksburg. ? President E. D. i the State Cotton Grow< ciation, will deliver ai in Chester on Friday, 2 ?The cottage in Mor pied "uy Mr. John McM burned a lew nights age his family narrowly esc; flames. ?We aro indebted to ( Mr. W. D. Chambers, v of Lancaster's good g for some of his unusut! fine beets. ?Mr. W. L. Sistai Riverside section, cap covey of young partrid or two ago. The birds into his yard. ?Chester and Rojk II three games of ball this the latleFs diamond. I won a game and the tl stopped by rain. ?The Governor has from office Magistrate V ler of Fairfield county whom charges of neglec and drunkenness wen ed. ?The ladies of the community will have cream supper thisafteri] urday) at G o'cIock, at < house, for the benefit church. ?Mrs. A. C. Ellis, of village, met with a bad a (lay or two ago. Wli ping some stove wood slipped and cut her fo< half in two. ?Mr. W. J. Cunning seated us Thursday wit! est tomato that we have season, weighing one p ten ounce's?more than j lor any one person, exce gry editor. ?Mrs. S. J. Boggs, county, mother of Mr. h McDaniel, and sister Mary Manes, of Lanoas an illness of eight weeks fully underwent asurgh tion last Friday. ? Dr. Bays, presidin the Sumter district, wi at Hanging Hock chun row afternoon at 4 o'clo 3rd quarterly conference Springs circuit will be 11.i?..?u \t?i ? ivms muuuay. slant, at J1 a in. ?The Rev. W. A. 1J Howling Green, S. C., ing the pastor, (he KevFraser, in a series of rrn the Presbyterian chu week, preparatory to co service tomorrow. Th in the morning will bo by Mr. Hafner. The Passenger: "I you use such terrible la] the poor horse?" . Lift i no vni/iuaii , - villi ma'am ; but if you w lady you wouldn't ui if."?Harper's Weekly. ac PERSONAL, accepted Mr. L. C. Harrison, ol iture de- lotte, was in town Tuursd ackey & Mr. W. O. Croxton, c shaw, is at Cleveland Spr ' Ocean Miss Minnie Pardue wil and dead Moniinv ,r? or i train at \ ' t while. r ^r* T. Stevens, smith, of i . . sliaw, was a visitor to La "s A"8"" thl, week, i address Gthinst. Mr- T. D. Darlington, caster, is in the city toda^ i roe occu- , . t, , J lumbia Record. anus was >, he aud Mrs- ?* A- Hilton and cl: aping the ot Kershaw, are visiting re at White BlulT. )ur friend Dray, of Lai rho is one is a PueHt in the city to ardeners, Columbia Record. illy large, Mrs. W. D. Chambers 1 Clover a few days ago to e of the brother, who is sick. tured a Mrs. E. C. Carpenter, c ge9 a day roe, is on a visit to Lai came up her former home. Messrs. R. E. Tompkii ill played I R. Hayes, of Kershaw, week, on Tuesday in Columbia, '^ach team President Charles D. Jr lird was fPiret National Bank H day or two in Atlanta this i removed Mrs. T. J. Strait leave /.J. Kel- Tuesday for Montreat, N. , against sp6nd the remainder of tl :t of duty mer> 3 l),olerr amj X Meyer t and Mrs. h, Jacohson Antioch relatives in Kershaw th an ice- WOek. toon (Sat- . V \1 ?l Q I n r "n ?*r> nt N nnt H " the school v. t of the (*e"' son ?' the late J. M. is visiting his friend Masti ott Springs. the mill accident Miss 1>Kis>r Kolliligs, c ile chop- 8^aWl w^? has been > the axe ,riends in Chester, re ot nearly home tl,ia weekMaster William Sherill ;ham pre U'"e at Mr' J- H- Wither ithelarg- al Llinc08ter' S. C.-o-t i seen this Timesound and Miss s Annie-Bell ant i "mess" Cherry and brother, Mas pt a hun visited relatives in Ken few day8 ago. of York Messrs. John W. Tru Preston Robert Floyd and William of Mrs mon, of Kershaw, spent \\ der, after day in Lancaster , success- Aliases Lai Blakeney an< 2ai ooera- I t nil i ^^ \j i v rti O V 13H former's cousin, Miss g elder ot Blakeney.?Kershaw Era 11 preach Mrs. E. 1). Blakeney an di tomor- daughter, Katherine, are ck. The Mrs. Blakeney's sister, Mr ! of Heath Hell Towill, in Batesburg. i held at ghaw Era. , 15th in- judge D. A. Williams f carter was a pleasant ca afner, of our offl e last Thursday, is assist ports Lancaster in fine si Chalmers Greenwood Journal, aetingsin Mrfl c L Hudson a rch this M(lster ?.j. i).?, of Rod mm union HU(j geji Hunter, of e sermon mond, Va., are visiting Mr preached Hunter in Laucaster. Mr. and Mrs P. F. M< low dare have ret?rned from a visii nguage to former'H niother, Mrs. Hoggs, in York. They w i't help it, c?mpa?i?d home by M as a real Daniel's cousin, Mr. J. < uderstand ')f?niel, of Kings Mount? |o. THE LANCASTER NEWS, JULY Mr. Nelsou Montgomery, | Clioraw, was in town this wee EES?_ Mr. Ed Cook has just retun ' Char- from a visit to relatives 111 Cli ay. lotte. Ker- Mrs. R. L. Blackmon, of H :n shaw, is visiting at the homt ' Mrs. J.J. Blackmon. I go to . Miss Beatrice Boyd, of CI ,end a , , .. lotte, and Misses Jane ann m*... Hardee, of Chester, are visit of Ker- uj. i)ome of Capt. O. B. Sk ncaster j,er Mrs. W. Z. Hilton, ol Libe of Lun- HiHt spent Saturday and Sum 7' ^?* with her parents, Mr. and \ W. T. Blackmon, near H? lildren. Gold Mine.?Kershaw Era. datives Capt R H Turner, of Gr ada, Miss., and the Rev. B. rca^ter, Turuipseed, of Columbia, visi ,day.? the latter'6 brother, the Rev. E. Turnipseed, this week. went to Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Lazer. ooo. ?1 ,?n umiu, who nave spend several weeks at Mr. Lazenb >f Mon- h?me iQ Bedford (J tv, \ icaster relunie(l 10 Lancaster The 1 9 ' day. is and ^r" Fitzpatrick and spent c^armitifr daughter, Miss Mai of Washington, Ga, who hj been spending a few days in L >nes of ca3ter^ their old home, retnri pent a tQ Qeorgja Thursday, week. Mr. Ben Funderburk sp s next Weduegday in Chester with C., to mot}ier, Mrs. Thomas Func le sum- |)urk? f)j Chesterfield, who, stated in the last issne of 1 ind Mr. News, is undergoing treatmen visited the Pryor hospital, e past Miss Emily Elliott, of Alex dria, Va., who has a number it Cam- frieuds and admirers in Lane lieath, ter, where she has visited, sai er Elli- last. Pi?iHo? o..~ ?. . , uuiii oitn r raiici; on board the Sherman, lor >f lver- Bhilippiues, accompanied by /isitina brother, Charles Elliott, an < turned cer '^ie United Sta'es army The Kershaw Disjtensarg Hi is vis- tion Contest-"Hearing of' spoon's Veal Postponed, foncord The Kershaw dispensary el tion case, which was to have bi 1 Viola 'iear(^ ^ the state board of c , vassers last Thursday, has b< ter Ira, J' haw a P?8tPone(* until next Tuesd 16th, instant, on account of absence from Columbia Thurst e^dale, 0? a qUOrum of the board. Black ? rednes- still Another Hail Storm--M\ Homage to Crops in Ifesti Portion of Count g. _ 1 Rives Another destructive hail sto mi? the , . . . , j . visited tins county 1 uesday ev .onise ti,e heaviest portion of wh struck the river section. Amc d little i]ie plantations on which visiting creates' damage was inflicted s. John those of Messrs. \V. Mcl). Broi ? Ker d L. Adams, W.J. Willia and John Bell. The hail fell >f Lan- nearly an hour and w?s acc< ller at panied by severe wind and mi Ho re rain. Both cotton and corn w jape. seriously injured, and in so localities the cotton plant i , practically ruined. Hundred! nd son, 1 J c Hill acreH are 80 bHd,y ft"ect?d t Rich' l*ie cannot possibly exci j half a crop even under the rr favorable conditions. Corn a not only hurt by the hail stor jRaniel blades being split into 1 to the bona, but fields of it were bio down by the wind, ere ac Hail also fell in the Dougl lr. Mc- community and in the Antb ). Mc- 8ecti0n, but not in suffici lin, N. quantities to do much damage crops. 13, 1907. of In Society's Circle--A. Hound-of ^ Pleaaurea thia Week,?The J one a Ifouae Hurti/. ned ... . . 1 he prediction in our la?t hhib I iir that Lancaster's social circles would he characterized *y uiiL0r usual activity this week has been ' fully verilied by subsequent events. The first of a series of >ar- highly enjoyable functions was a party given Tuesday evening ing by MU?es Lizzie and Carol Conip nors in honor of their guest, Miss Marie Fitzpatrick, of Wash rtv '"gton, Ga., which was attended lay by q?'?te a number of youug la[rp dies and gentlemen of the town iile an<* elsewhere. Refreshments were served during the evening. 0|). Wednesday night there was a ( J delightul dance at the Jones hall, given by the young men oi Lancaster, complimentary to \tiuv O e - - >.u),Ki>tvik. iuumc i?ir t lie tby occasion was furnished by the inc local siring band. y's Mrs. John Crawlord charming* r*o ly entertained tho Emory Club ir"~ and the members ot Misses i^ess and May me Jones's house party his Thursday morning, at 10 o'clock. One ol the attractive and interne oeting leatures was a game ot an progressive whist. The first prize led was won hy Miss Beacham, ot Abbeville, a member ol the Jones house party, and the second bv Q OI Miss Blanche Moore, ot this place. Two sweet little girls, Misses Mary Heath Jones and H ^ ^ Mary Alice Catling, passed the score cards. A dainty luncheon t at was seryed during the morning, two young ladies, Misses Irene an" Cunningham and Ivy Crawlord, acting as waitresses. as* Thursday evening a reception was given at the Jones home in ,co? honor ol the members ot the ^ie bouse party. A large number of young ladies and gentlemen ot h'i" the community were present by * ir.vita'ioa to meet the visitors. f Delicious refreshments were I p. served. Last eveninor Mrs n ? ^ wiiwi IV3 1/ . lee- Jones entertained complimenaen ,Hry 1? her g,,e8C Miss Annie an- Hardin, of Chester, and the house Ben party. The occasion was one of ,IV> the most pleasant of the series. tjie The spacious mansion of Judge 1>IV and Mrs. Ira B. Jones is now the scene of much gayety and pleasure. The members of their '"'fl lovely daughters' house party '' " are ; Miss Annice Lowry. Columbia. rm 44 Susie Dunlap, Rock Hill, en- 44 Carrie Boss Vance,Columbia icli " Connors Melton, 44 )n? 44 Eliz't Gary, Abbeville. 44 lone Smith, 41 ie '4 Lorena Beachara, 44 are 4k Rena Gasque, Marion, ittn, ' Shirley Montgomery, Conims cord. N. C. ,r V?. ? 1 for M-1'* John London, Ivock Hill. >m " Tom Crawford, " " . " .lay Me Murray, 14 " IC " Kitts McMaster, Winnsboro. ere o Charles Moore, Columbia, mo ' E. C. l)oPass, " yas " Henry While, Chester. , ()j ' Otis Hull, Rock Hill. hat To Celebrate 7Ht/i Hirihilay. Bed Mr. A. C. McManus, formerly tost of litis county but now living in vafl Itock Hill, will celebrate his 78th ies, birthday tomorrow. Messrs S rib- D. McManus, J. W. McManus, G. wn A. McManus, D. A. Walters and others of this county will go oyer lass to Rock Hill today to attend the och celebration. The editor acknowlent edges the receipt of an invitation > to to be present, but regrets that he will be unable to get off. > ' ' ) 5 4 Airs. It. E. lilakeueif Demi. Mrs. Maggie Blakeney, wife of Mr. R. E. Blakeney of Monroe, died la-it Saturday afternoon, aiied 03 years. She was a daugh ter of Hugh W. Houston and was married to Mr. Blakeney in 1891, who at that time lived in Chestertield county. l'lcnic at r?n H'f/ck. The sixth annual picnic at Indian Ferry will take place Wednesday, July the 17th. Governor Ansel has written that he will be present and speak to the people at this time. Good music will he furni-lied lor the occasion. J he following are on the committee ol arrangements : Wax haw?Carl Wolf, Cecil Broom, Wi 1 Hood. Van Wyck?J. M. Voder, Mac Tillman, J. M. Nisbet and J. E. Nlsl)t t. I tineas af Mi s.tf. C. So welt, Mr. 11. N. Sowell received a telegram Thursday night from uis oromer in Columbia, Mr. J. C. Sowell, announcing the dangerous illness of tlie latter's wife, who is now ill the Columbia hospital, where she recently had an operation performed. Mrs. Sowell is a sister ot Messrs George and James Ferguson of this place, ller relatives have been notified of her condition and have gone to her bedside. Death of Mrs. ?/. ilr. Waiters, Mrs. Laura Walters, wife of Mr. John W. Walters, ol the Tradesville section, whose protracted illness was noted in these columns some time ago, died last Tuesday night, the 9th instant, of dropsy of the heart. She was 44 years ami 5 months old and is survived by her hutband and one child. She also leaves two sisters, Aliss Delila Carries and Miss Rox? 0?rne?, both ol the Flint Kidge section. The remains were buried Thurs day at Tabernacle church. Business Notices. ?^F~Ail Notices inserted under this head at the rate of ONE CENT A WOKl) for each insertion. No notice to be counted less than 25 words. FOlt SALE About 15,000 feet of rough ilr.\ lumber. Framing, weather-boarding, ceiling, llooring, door and window st>ling, etc. Apply to It. It. KIDDLE. 2t. I will have 5 tons Nitrate of Soda by last of week. Come quick and make yoiu sxirn and cotton grow last t) i HLACKMON, NOTK'E We have bought the Ice business of Plyler Ilros and will be glad to serve their old customers from the same place and on same terms Let us have your ordeis. Phone No <>L T. K and It. P. CUNNINOH\M LAND SUilVKVKI), prompth and accurately by SAM F. MASSEY, Lancaster, S. O Years of experience. Orders may be left with A. W. Chance, T. II Davis or Crawford Ilros; or communicate directly villi me. I f yon want your corn to grow buy "Lereaiite" equal to Nitrate of Soda. And great deal cheaper. The Heath j iiurn * u. Remember the first thirty you want ia a box of lluylera on your trip. J. H. Mackorell JUST THY ( base ?fc Sanborn Coffees and Teas, at Maakorell'n Kvery package guaranteed or money refunded. The finest tea for ice tea in the world. J. B. Mackorell. Bridge to Let. I will award on Tuesday, July 30th, 1007 at 11 o'clock, a. tu to the lowest responsible bidder, the contract to bnibl the trestle to east end of steel bridge to be bnilt over Big Sugar t'reok. Plans and specifications will be made known at the letting. Bond will be required of the successful bidder in donble the amount of bid for faithful performance of contract. The right to reject any or all bids ia reserved L. J PERRY. 3 t. Conuty Supervisor.