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gr ? LOCAL DOTS h Jti tPJ ?There will be a big picnic at Tabernacle today. ?Mr. W. A. Linglehas leaded the meat market of Plyler Brothers. ?Alderman W. B. Plyler lost, a fine mulo by death last Sunday. ?Martha Massey, an old colored woman, died on Mayor Wylie's plantation Thursday. ?The ladies of Fort Lawn will serve ice cream and cake this afternoon, on the school house lawn. ? Editor John II. Walsh, of Rockiuffliftm M ~ P u) . v., nun Y?tt1 It native of Chesterfield, died a day or t wo ago. ?A six-weeks' school was opened at Bruce school house last Monday, with Miss Annette Stover, of Lancaster, as teacher. ?Communion at Neelys Creek .fi^xt Sabbath. Rev. O. W. Carmichael of Linc?stor will do the preaching.?A. R. Presbyterian. ?The Rev. C. P. Carter, the popular pastor of Grace Methodist chureh, has been assisting the Rev. A. E. Holler in a meet j ing at Bethany church this week. ? Messrs. J. R. and W. L. Sistare, of Riverside, sold a couple of loads of exceptionally fine watermelons on this market Thursday, some of them weighing over 40 pounds each. ?Rev. R. E. Small, the newly elected pastor of the Walhallal Baptist church, has arrived with his tamily and is occupying one of the Fahnestock residences on Faculty Hill.?Walhalla cor.: Greenville News. ?Mr. W. P. Bennett, president of the Bennett Grocery company, presented us a day or two ego with a mango, a variety of fruit rarely seen in this part of ihe country. It, is about the size of a large pear, and is of an ovoid shape. Miss Phenie Crockett received, a few days ago, a lot of mangoes from her brother in Florida, Mr. Bob Crockett. ? On Wednesday last Mr. E W. Sistare and family moved into the handsome llenry house on Dunlap street, which was re cently purchased by Mr. Sistare from Mr. L. C. Harrison, now of Charlotte. The house on White street vacated by Mr. Sistare is now occupied by Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Craig, they having moved into it Thursday. Mrs. Victor White, of Scranton, is visiting hor brother, Mr. T. C. Stover.?Kershaw Era. Mr. O. H. Watson and two sons are visiting Mr. Watson's eldest boo, Mr. J. P. Watson, in Cheraw.?Kershaw Era. Congressman Finley, of Yorkville, passed through hero yesterday morning on his way to Heath Springs, to speak at the Masonic picnic. Mrs. R. M. Cunningham, who has been spending a few weeks wilii her son: , Messrs. T. J. and R. L. Cunnit gham, returned to ? Lancaster this morning where she now mclces her home with > her daughter. Mrs. L. J. Perry. < Mr. R. L. Cunningham accompanied her.?Chester Lantern. . I n; I BE L ! PERSONAL Jj'f Dr. J. B. Patrick visited Ches- 1 ter Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Elliott are ^ at Piedmont Springs. Mr. James L. Barton spen1 ^ Thursday at Great Falls. Miss Alta Fewell.of Book Mill, v 1 visited Lancaster this week. 1 Miss Fannie Stover visited relatives in Kershaw this week. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Blake, ot Texn9, are visiting relatives in Lancaster and Chester counties. ^ s f Misses Lee ami Bell Wisher, ot Rock liil), are visiting friends in j the Dwight section. 1 Mr. Marion Mathis, of Camden. visited Lancaster, his old 1 home, this week. Mr. and Mrs J. L>. Smith, ot Spencer, N. C., arevisiting Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Langley. i Mr. and Mrs. T. W. b'eciest. of the upper portion of the county, spent Thursday in Lancaster. Mr& T. B. Clyburn, of Ker- , shaw, is visiting Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Tayior at Rhodiss, N. C. The Rev. and Mrs. R E.Turn- J ipseed lett Thursday for Saluda, ( where they will spend a month. Miss Blanche Craig, of the New ( Cut section, is visiting her broth j er, Mr. J. C. Craig, and family. , Mr. Philip Moore, an experienced printer of Rock Hill, arrived here Wednesday to accept . a position in thi9 office. Mis9 Fannie Stover, of The News office, who has been taking j a month's vacation, returned to ' \ I lior nncf Thni?oi'lot? v * " Ui OV? C?T Mr. N W. Craie, son of Mr. J. E. Craig oi Sincerity section, has j accepted a position with the , Heath-Jones company. Mr. George Moore,of Rockdale, ] Texas, who has been visiting rel stives in Lancaster, his old home, ( returned to Texas Wednesday. Miss Annie Gregory, of Allan- 1 ta, who has been visiting her par < ents, Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Gregory, returned to Georgia Wednesday. - ( Dr. and Mrs. C. F1 McMurray, I of Abbeville, who have been vis- i iting the former's lather, Mr. T. W. McMurray, returned home yesterday. , Mrs. J. M. Riddle and her < daughter, Mrs. VYr. LI. Reed, and the latter's children went to i Piedmont Springs Wednesday, to spend a couple of weeks. Miss Ella Bennett, of The News office, is spending a vacation oi 1 two weeks with her parents, Mr. < and Mrs. B. II. Bennett, in the Jones Cross Roads section. Miss Annie Lou Byrd,of Bam berg, and Miss Louise Oaks, o! i Darlington, are the guests of Dr. < R. C. McManus's charming laughters, Misses Bess and I'earl McManus, who gave a delightful l entertainment last evening in honor of the visitors. Mrs. Emma C. Melton and daughter, Miss Connors, of Columbia, who have been visiting relatives here, left Thursday lor < Bat Cave, N. C , accompanied by 1 Mrs. Melton's nieces, Missos Liz- < zie and Carol Connors, and their I friend, Miss Blanche Moore. \ A.'NOA5jTfc.it NKWS, AUGUST 5 Mrs. Lillian Miller is visiting 'J elaTves in Sumter. Miss Inez Broom paid a visit o Columbia this week. U Mr. and Mrs. D Rsrce Wil-!S' lams are visiting in Clxuon. it Dr. 1'ryor of Cluster spent u Vednesdav night in Lancaster. s| Mr. G. E. Young,o Charlotte, vas in Lancaster, his former '* iome, yesterday. The family of the Rev J. II. .'earcy of Kershaw is visiting re ^ atives in Batesburg. n Messrs. W. S. Lnng'ey and A. a. J. Carnes returned tins week ^ rom the Isle of Palms. u Mrs. J. M. Caul lien is visiting $ ler parents at Heath Spring1, Vlr. and Mrs. J. L. Bell. ? Miss E. A Small went to Charotte Thursday to accept a p< si;ion with Usher Brothers. e Miss Julia Gregory is visiting ^ )tie of her iVinthrop College n nat^s at Hender?onvil!e, N. C. j Miss Cornelia Elliott returned t Thursday from a visit to her sis- l< ;er in Fort Lawn, Mrs. Lloyd o Mooro. 1 Miss May Bailey, ot the Elgin leighborhood, is visiting her ousin, Miss Maud Williams, ol his place. Misses Monnieand KfHe Hath- ? ;ock livae gone to spend awhilein ^ Liock Hill with their brother, Mr. j, \V. F. Hathcock. w Mr. P. F. McDaniel has re- \ :urned from a visit to his lather- o m law. He found his wife quite a jick upon his return. n Mis. 1) B. Stover, of this place. In s rel urned home after a lews e weeks' visit to relatives and friends in Heath Springs, ^ Mr. and Mrs. F. T. Boyd, of Raleigh, N. C., who have been *' visiting the hitter's parents. Mr. a and Mrs. R. T. Beaty, returned c' dome this week. 0 i Mr. .lohn Vanl uidinghara, Jr., t af Petersburg, Va., is visiting his ^ parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Van Landingham, on East avenue.? Uharlotte Observer. I Mr. John Tdlman, soldier in s the U. S. army, stationed near j Charleston, spent a lew days here l this week with his parents, Mr. t and Mrs. E. D. Tillman. f Misses Louise and Evelyn Mc Manus, daughters of Mr. Thos. i S. McManus, ot Wilmington, N. C., are visiting relatives here, c Mr. and Mrs. Albert M. Blake ^ ney. I Miss Evelyn Nisbet, of Van 1 Wyck, who has been visiting * 1 Miss Julia Titman, at Lowry- * vdle, was iu the city yesterday [in her return home.?Chester 1 Lantern. v Miss Nell Porter, of Kershaw, j who has been visiting relatives c and friends in Lancaster, return- j ed home Wednesday, her stav being shortened by the illness of j j her father, Mr. J. Wylie Porter, j who w ?8 quite sick for a day or , two this week. , Mr. Ernest Moore, of counsel ' 1 for the county in the suit by j c shaw against Lancaster to est ah- t lish the line between the two'I counties, went to Camden yester-11 day to attend a hearing of the c case in the court there. He will e m<<ve for the transfer of the case t to Lancaster. i 'r, 190" . >ate of Bethlehem Picnic C/mnyed. We are requos'ed f*> announce ??*U the Be1 hiet hetn B.ole oeiety picnic, winch \va3 tu have een held on Ihe 2u 1 Saluria\ i August, has been postponed mil the 3rd Saturday, 17ih intant. 'ormer /.oncost rion /joses Dwel11 no in Hock trm The residence in R?ch llili of Irs. A. J. Ballard was destroyed v fire Wednesday night, with early all its contents, including 20. in ca>h. The fire started in lie pantry. The home was a ew one and was insured lor 1,500. 7o nvicted of Stealing lt'atcr~ melons. Joe Green and Jeems Mcllwain. wo yoffua negroes wore convictd helore Magistral Caskey Wdnesdiy of stealing water leions from the patch of Rich larris, a colored citizen of the hgin sect on. They wete set suced t'? pay a fine ol $10. each r serve 30 days on chain gang, 'hev paid up. Jr. John Ileal t/ Married. Mr. John M. Reaty, son ol Mr, nd Mrs. 11. T. Reaty of Lancas>r, was married in Monroe, N. 5., last Tuesday evening to Miss mla Fowler, an attractive young *dy of that place. The ceremony ras performed by the Rev. Mr. Vare, pastor of the MouroeMethdist church. Mr. Reaty, who is bright and promising young ian, has been living in Monroe ar the past year, being connect d with the Seaboard Air Line. Irre/<t d and Released. Messrs Walter Mclntyre and onn uammore, cotton mill oper ,fives, were arretted here Tues[ay by Chief of l'olice Iluniei n a telegram from the chiel at Norwood, N. C., stating that hey were wanted to answer tc he charge of carrying concealed veapons and threatening to kil l woman. On Thursday Ohie Tunter received another mee age from the North Carolim lUthorities, saying that the cas< ?ad been "made up." The par ies were accordingly releaser rom custody. 'tevtvtil Meet (tiff#. Evangelist D. 1*. Montgomery >f Charleston, Mo./ arrived hen Wednesday, and is now assisting )r. Boldridge in a series of meet ngs at Bethlehem church. Ai ireviously published in Th< ^ews, Dr. Boldridge and Mr Montgomery will begin a reviva neeting at Camp CreeK churcl omorrow,and ouSaturdav of nex leek the latter and the fcRev. R f. Black men, the pastor, wil pen the big meeting at Fori Jill church. Since the foregoing was pu n type we have received the fol owing announcement as to Her ,'ices at Camp Creek church to narrow, Sunday: ''Preaching, bj llov. I). P. Montgomery, at 11 o' lock, a. m , at 3 p. m. and a light. There will be dinner oi he grounds. Let every bod; >ring baskets. The meetings wil sontinue through the week. Th mtire community is most cordi illy invited to attend all thes neetings." * 5 Kershutr Election Illeyul. The Stale board of canvassers render "l i s decision Thursday in ine Kerd i v contested "Alecion c ?e, I; decides that the r com el- cti n, in w hich dispense) s wev.- vo ed out of lvtrsba'Nv coi nty. w; s illegal en the ground I hat the re'recy of the ballot was not obsei ved. Fine Field of Com. One of the finest lie ds of corn in the county is that of Alderman IIT T* 1*? ? ; w . js. rivier in the northern suburb ot town. There are about 20 acres in t he field and capable judges say that the yield will be at lea>t 50 bushels to the acre. 1'ho corn w-s'planted the IStti of May, and the growth was so rapid that Oapt. P.yler was forced to ' lay by" the com in less than two ni n'tis. In planting and cult v t ou ('apt Plyler says that he didn't follow the celebrated Williams n method, but a plan of bis own, which is to "work last and manure as often.*' " Another Ayylts Foitml in, the County. Mr. John W. Walters, of the Tradesville section, presented us Thursday with a nice little apple. He fays he found two in ' his orchard, put them both in his ' buggy and started to town. Unfortunately however, under the 1 seat along with the apples was a rooster with a fondness for fruit equal to that of a Chester editor, and by the time Mr. Walters " reached here the larger and bet ter 1 apple of the two was inside the 1 blanketv blank old cock. ! One of Mr. Walters's neighbors " sent us word by him that he has a peach which we can have for five dollars. We refer the peach possessor to our plethoric-pursed t /^l i i onesier contemporary, as our pocket-book at present looks ex actly like thirty cents. A Former Lancastrian Visits ITis Old Home after Many 1 Years. > Mr. Richard Ervin, of Florida, I who has been visiting relatives 1 in Kershaw, stopped over in Lan* caster a couple of hours Wednes day, en route to Walhalla, to 1 spend a while with his brother, 3 Gen Wm F. Ervin, before re* turning home. He was accoml panied by his sister, Mrs. Sarah Floyd, of Kershaw. We are indebted to Mr. Ervin f -r a pleasant call while here. He m >ved >; from this county just alter the. 3 war and his visit to Lancaster ; this week was the first in thirty * years. Owing to the town's 3 growth but tew of the old laod> | marks were recognized. Mr. Ervin is an old school 1 ! liavimr 'l- - - 1 - j VV/??V"V* ) l?M t 1 11^ vau^ii i> ill IIJ125 ^ Illl i Chester counties and in Mecklent burg county, N. C., near Char. lotte, before and during the civil 1 war. He was in the Confederate i service for a while, but becoming disabled by a severe wound t in battle, near Richmond, re turned home and resume'! teach ing. On his removal to Florida - lie continued to follow his oid f profession, and is still engaged - in school work, notwithstanding t his advanced age. a Mr. Ervin and his sister, Mrs. y Floyd, left here Wednesday at1 ternoon lor Fort Lawn, wliere e they expected to stop lor a day - or so with their niece, Mrs. Alexe ander, before resuming their journey to Walhalla. /