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V-; ' ^ v j ^ LOCAL DOTS =^| ] ?The old Sta'e dispensary closed out its remnant of liquors this week. ?The Rev. R. J Blackmon will preach at Chariesboro tomorrow night at 8 o'clock. ? Mrs. Mary Melton, an aged lady of Jefferson, died a few days ago. She was 82 years old. ?Two bales of new cotton were sold in Onester last Tuesday. The price paid was 13if. ?Attention is called to new announcement ot Bennett Grocery company in today's paper. ? Geo B. Iluggins has been appointed postmaster in Colombia, lo socceed the late Dr. Elisor. ?Attention is caUel to the Lancaster Mercantile company's new and attractive announcement in today's paper. ?A. K. Presbyterian. ?Mr. Frank Funderburk, a Rood and highly respected citizen of Matthews, died of typhoid fever last Sunday. Deceased was a son of Mr. Ellison Funderburk. He leaves a wife and four children ? Monroe Enquirer. ? Kev. O. W. C irmical is spending two or three weeks at ilia home in Georgia. Ilia pulpit will be supplied by Rev. p. H. Moore. Bro. Carmical will supply Rev. Moore's churches in Georgia. He will also assist H"* Rev. J.P. i'ressl.v in a meeting of several days at Moreland, Ga.? A. R. Presbyterian. 1 mk . ^ f ?Mr. Albert Steinkuhier, of Chester, and Miss Lois Procter were married Sunday at. Mr. i. N. Whiteside's, near Richburg. ?Rock Hill received her first bale of new cotton Wednesday. It was sold by Mr. F. Id. Barber and bought by Mr. J. T. Roddey, at 14 cents. ?Lancaster nee Is a( brick yard. Hundreds of thousands of bricks have been shipped here from other points within the last few weeks. ?Mr. Henry Richardson, a young man of Union county N. C., died one day this week, ot gastritis, following1 a snail of cv phoid fever. ?Mr. J. N. Cianton, a wellknowu former Lancastrian who is now coroner of Darlington county, has been elected chief of police of Bishopvilla. ? Mr. J. S. Oureton, a former Lancastrian who lias been living in Florida for a number of years, has removed from Eden to Center llill, that state. ?Chester now ha9 a "preacher" on its chain gang, one J. H. Arnold, colored, a self-styled evangelist. He was convicted of cruelty to a small colored boy. ? Jim Barnes, colored, pleaded guilty Wednesday in Magistrate Ca^key's court of carrying C oicealed pistol. Ilis sentence was $50 or 30 days. The fine will be paid today. ?Rev. W. C. Evart was at 8hiloh on the second Sabbath of August. There were eleven accessions by profession. Bro. , Ewart is not well and has gone to the mountains to re9t awhile > . I THE ?The stock of merchandise the late R. L. Blackmon in 1 town ot Kershaw was sold public auction last Tuesday the administratrix, Mrs. Alme J. Blackraon. It was purchat by the Kershaw Mercantile n Banking company. ?Brutes Barnes, an aged c< ored citizen, celebrated his 7' birthday last Monday by havi a tamily reunion. Su celebrations are frequen held among the whites, but t] ts the first case ot the kind t' we have heard of occurring ii colored family. ? Mr. Sam F. Massey has ceive l a letter from his kinsm in Florida, Mr. Bart Mas&ey, v visited T ancaster, his old hon this summer, stating that I grandchild, infant of Mr. a Airs. J. II. llolly, died on I Kith instant, two days alter ? Massey's return home. ?The Rev. P. 11. Moore Presbyterian minister forme / tr i ? " oi loricviile but now of Cieorg will preach here tomorrow (Si day) in the A. R. P. church, 11 o'clock, a. m. He will prea Sunday week at Sliiloh. noted elsewhere, the pastor, Carmichael, is visiting in Ge gia. ?Mr. L. L Harris, who retni ed last week from a trip to Tex was in town last Monday a reported that crops of both cc and cotton are a great deal bet in Buford township and at home in the northern part Cnesterfield county, S. C., th they are in any portion ot Tex he visited, and hespeut a moi in the Lone Star Stale and wt over a great deal of territory, Monroe Enquirer. First Bale of New Crop. The first bale <?f new cotton v brought to town yesterday frc Mr. \V. J. Cunningham's far by his son, Mr. Iloy Cunningha It weighed 499 pounds. I Cunningham declined to sell price offered, 13 cents. With the exception of 1 year, Mr. C u n n i n g h a has been marketing \ "first bale" for a number years. Last year he missec! by only a few hours. The fi bale last year was sold Aug. i by Mr. C. A. Bird, of F Creek. Kershaw also received 1 first bale yesterday. It was s< by Mr. A. Morgan, of Flat Crei weighed 509 pounds and v bought by the Kershaw Banki & Mercantile company, who p 15 ceuts ner pound therefor. Presbytery to Meet at S/iitoti. First Presbytery of the A. P. church will meet at Shiloh Tuesday, Sept. 17, for the pi pose ol considering calls Ire the Lancaster and Shiloh churi es for the pastoral services the Kev O. W. Oarmicheal. DeHtroi/iny lAuuor. Sheriff Hunter destroyed ga'hns of whiskey at lien SprinkKThursday,seized under I Carey-Oothran law. lie still I between 15 and 20 gallons tlie to destroy, when the 30-day li it expires. The Sheriff went Vanwyck yesterday to desti some liquor seized at that poii 0 LAM A&TV'ft NEWS, AU ?f iP === he PERSONA at [L=r^=:-> ..sass Mr. E O Tuoinns j Ita Kershaw thi3 week, led , iMis. W. McD. Brow itid ing relatives 111 Monroe j Judge J. E. Stewrr 'tli ye8terday i"'Kershaw, ing Mr. Willie Ross Mot ich itiug friends in Wiimsl l'.v Mr. Ernest Fund31 'l'8 Dudley, is visiting ',al here. 1 a Miss Nannie Fletcher ville, is visiting her si re" J. F. Addison. Mr. Jesse Sowell, of dio . . . . . is visiting rela'ives 111 J . . ' his former home. Ills nd Mrs. Frank Zmip, ol < he visiting her parents, tlr. Mrs. M. 11. Johnson. Mr. .1. i\ l^pps <?l >, a 's visiting Capt. S. E. 1 r]y oilier friends in Lanca* Mrs. T. J. McNinch ,n_ this week trom a visi tives in Fori Mill and (. l^h Mrs. W. J. Montgo ^ s Concord, N. C , is vh 1 " daughter, Mrs. Hazel orspoon. Mr. Buy Bu'ler ai In* Miss Lindsay Butler, 1 * ' Springs, are visiting M n(1 McCardell. >rn ier Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Or IjMiss Mannie Duncan, 0I Springs, have gone to t an town Exposition. as Mrs. Howard Chapi lth children, of Spirtanl ?nt visiting the ^former's .? Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Th Col. Leroy Springs Master Elliott, and the aunt. Mrs. ). M. U'Del iras cord, N. C., are in . >ra N. C. m? Mr. D. R. Jennings, tm- eentlv moved with ii ^r* from Lancaster to R a* 9pent a day or two week. Mrs. Francis Horn a . ter, Miss Uatlie, of Tr Ll,e ... , , f are visiting at the lie. I .f daughter, Mrs. G. \Vr. 1 Jefferson Citizen. rst 31 ? Mr. and Mrs. J.J. lat of 'Gadsden, parents Marion W.itherspoon, iier few days here this w Did Mr. and Mrs. Withersp Miss Ktta Skipper 1 vas triends in Chester. She lll? the guests of honor at i lilcl tainment given one ev week by Miss Jane Ha Mr. and Mrs. E. C. ^ and Miss Mannie Di Heath Springs, S. C., on . , .. r orn/l o < \ ?? rv H\/* Wtcvi niuwu^ I/Iit? L,r Central last night.? >,n Observer. :huf Mrs. T. M. Hughes dren are visiting Mr. L. K. Rollings of Oakh Hughes is spending a o in Fort Mill. He is O ltjj home today. ( I he Mrs. Mamie Lum 1UH Savannah, Ga. who 1 ire spending a tew week ni- county with her sister, 4. . I > 1-/4 . _ -% # 10 i erry, ion huh wees k oy to visit her brothers. M< u'. and John Kagsdale. GUST 31, iyo7 ===j] Manager J. T. Wvlie, of t L J* Cloud store, returned vesterd ? Jj from tire northern markets. n visited The Rev. O. W. Carmicha pastor of the A. It. P. church, n is visit viaiting relatives in Morehu Ga. tan spent Mr. anc* Mrs. Robert Sirapsc of Spencer, N. U., are visiti the tatter's parents, Ool and M ue is vis T XT _ . t, J. N. Crockett. iioro. Mrs. Callie Green, of Bisho 3111.ol vjjje^ wjlQ jiag been visiting li r' atnes mother, Mrs. Jane Clark, retur ed home yesterday. , of W e t Mrs> Duncan, ot At lain l ter, i rs. ^ wj1Q |1Hg been visiting h mother, Mrs. S. E. Crensha Cohimbia relumed home this week. hancaster, i , ,, . ... ,, Capt. and Mrs. J. W . But] and daughter, Miss'Bertie Bi Charlotte, ler, of Athens, Gu, are visiti Mr.*and yir and Mrs. Chas. T. Connor! Mrs. M. II. Johnson is visiti Fort Mill, j Mrs. Ernest Brasington in K< Wlnto and 8haw. This is her first h i,er- awav from Lancaster in i returned years. t to re la- Mr. Chay, D. Walters, of Che ^hosier. h\v, who has been spending a It merv, of weeks w ith his parents, Mr. nr tiling her Mrs. D. E. Wallers, return Wither- .home Monday. Capt. II. E. Tompkins a nd sister, little daughter, Miss Dorothy, of Heath Kershaw, spent Thursday nig rs. M. R. with I he former's sisters, Mi Chas. T. C ntiors and Mrs. , W. Butler. oxton and of Heath The ltev. and Mrs. R. E. Tu lie James- nipped, who have been spen inic a few weeks in Siludt, r a. l nr . .1 ? . nirnou weunesaay night. M nan and . i lurnipseed will occupy his pu Diirg, are , J pit tomorrow. parents, omson. Miss Cornelia Elliott, Mis9 . Hess and May me Jones, M and son, _ , boater Moore and Mr. Steve \Y i Colonel's , , ? , , lams attended a partv at Crre 1. of Con- , . , . . ... rails inurHday nignt. i nev we asneville, .. . T i the guests ot Mr. and Mrs. Llo' y t Moore while in Fort Lawn. wh? rc Mrs. Elizabeth Withers, 1,8 Fort Mill, is visiting her cousi *>C 1 Mrs. J. F. Ilunter. Mrs. Withe lere t ns ^ ^ daughter of the late J. T. 1 Belk and this is her first visit ud daugh- Lancaster, her old home, adesville, thirty-two years. me ot h^ Mr. R. K. Blake and fami hreatt. ^ Dresden, Texas who ha been visiting relatives n tl Kaminer, and Lancaster counties, spe ot Mrs. night at the home ot M onont ? r?i l t ? ? Diar.e s uncie, Mr. >v. u. Moble eek with liear town, and left this 11101 ??n. inK for their distant home. M h visiting Blake's half sister, Miss Ma was one of Dixon ol Kossyille, went hoi an enter- with her to spend at least ening this year. Mr. Porter Uowze, rdee. Lancaster, also accompani< Croxton Ciem.?Chester Lantern. unoan, of . * ? vere regis- llev. It. E. Small Returns to La its at the caater -Charlotte 1 l,e many friends in this con ly or me itev. it. hi. Small, n< of Walhalla, will be pleased and cliil ]earn irorii the following, tak and Mrs. from tlie Daptist Oourier, tliat urst. Mr. rej?rn jc Lancaster count few da>s ^ p, gmau j1;ig accept* expec'ed cftjj 0l jjeatj, Sprinjrfl churc 1 and Rich Hill, a church in t pkin, of country tour miles from Ilea lias been | Springs. In returning to Ilea s in this : Springs, Bro, Small is goi Mrs. Hal back near the home of his chil ir Texan, hood and youth, having receiv r> .? - - 3.1BI3 ourr tins uiiitni mous chI] he could n conscientiously decline. v v* J ! ( 1 * lie ' Heath of Mr. It. Bamett V ruck ,(V ! ett?The End Came Wed ties i it a 7 Morninj. '. Mr. K Baruet Crockett, whose 0?>j critical illnes-. was nolevi iu the 's last i"<sue ol The News, died id, Wednesday morning, about 10 o'clock, at the home here of his >ii. parents, Coi. ati< 1 Mrs. J. N. im Crockett, lie was 32 years of 1UTH Mint iiniins-fiorl 1I? " " t p ?^ - -.? v*it*. ?uu- ?iu ? rt3 stricken with paralysis about eleven years ago ill Yorkyille, ^ where be was then employed as er * as a printer, haying served his apprenticeship in the office of the old Lancaster Ledger. He returned home and tor a while er seemed to improve, getting so w, that he could walk about, though with difficulty. Six years ago, |er however, lie receive 1 a second it- stroke, winch rendered him ng helpless lor the remainder of his s- young life, confining him to his bed all the while. Ilis long years ng J k ol b miction were borne with re- L markable cheerfulness and torti- ^ r'P .ude. v 1 SIX I Mr. Crockett was a young man of pleasing address and exempla,r" ry conduct and had m my triencts 5W who join with his family in lamentiug liis untimely death. lie e(* was a member of the Presbyterian church. Besides his parents nd Be is survived by one brother, of Mr. W. II. Crockett, of Texas, ht and two sisters, Mrs. K. L Siinpr9< son, of Spencer, N. C., and Miss J. Nannie Crockett, of this place. The remains were buried in ^ West Side cemetery Thursday j morning, after funeral cervices at the house at 10 o'clock, cone . ducted bv the Iiev. Chalmers Fra lr. . ser, pastor ot the Presbvterian ,U church. eg The Woodmen Picnic ot OhI WaachaW'-Bif/ Crowd, lihj speeches <iml Jiif/ Dinner. The annual picnic of Cedar 11 Camp, Woodmen of the World, u> held last Tuesday at old Waxhow church was one of the most interesting and pleasurable of of the many events of the kind held ^ ?, in the county this season. It is irs estimated that between S00 and K. 1000 persons were present to ento joy (lie good speaking and the in bounteous dinner served. Mr. J. M. Voder, of Vanwyck, iv was the afFable master of cere ve monies and introduced the speak,is ers. Congressman Finley. cf ,nt Yorkville, made an instructive rs address 011 the principles of the Woodmen organization. Mr. J. ]y' T. Green, of the Lancaster bar, "n~ read an intensely interesting rs sketch of the Waxhaw and Shi,ry loh churches and the Old YVaxlie haw settlement?their origin and development. Ilis able paper is ft a valuable contribution to local ?' history and is published elseed where in today*s News. Mr. Speers, ot Charlotte, N. C., made an excellent address on the subject of {rood roads. n~ ilis remaras were filled with practical ideas, and what he had in- to say made a profound impres >\v sion on his many hearers. Mr. lo Speers, we are told, threw a ^ handsome bouquet at The Lancaster News. He said that if 'le the people ol the county would y : follow the good advice being sd given them by The News they >h. would soon have good roads j Mr. James Candler, ot Tirzah, the gentleman who has acquired the h bit of running for the ot fice of railroad commissioner ng every two years, and who, by the d- way, uets a bigger vote every e(j time he runs, was present, and ot l>e'ng called upon, responded with one of his characteristic