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f local dots ?The Kershaw graded school will open oi? Friday, 20tli instant. ?Attention is called to new announcement in to-day's paper ?!?? Vi ? t M-.:- ? ?> wj mo inab iitmuaai rsHDK ? Don't fail to real the attractive announcement of the Heath-Jones company in today's paper. ?The Rev. J. H. Wilson, of Chester county, will preach in (ho iVw-aoyteiiau chore.? here tomorrow, Sunday. ?Five bales of cotton were sold here last week, a part ot which lias been just ginned, though \ it had been picked tour years. ?! Monroe Journal. ?The Heath-Jones Company has contracted with Mr. J. N Onteu to build 40 s'alls in rear j of its store for the use ol . *tock of people Irotn the coun- ( try. ? Mayor Wylie, having learn- t ed that the editor's long suit is , tomatoes? very kindly presented m Wednesday afierfioon with a fine lot of our favorite vegetable. ?The election in Taxahaw Thursday to determine whether j c a special levy ot 4 millH shall he ? levied for school purpose- re suited in favor of the levy by a v vote of 15 to 1. ?Fine rains have fallen here \ and in many sections of the j c ?unty this week, butttiov came too late, the farmers say, t > save the cotton crop Irom serious damage by the drought that pr. vio is 1 1/ prevailed. i ? Bishop Capers, who wan ' wlricken with paralysis b me '' wcoks ago at his summer h one s in N >rih Carolina, lias sufTtoi- 1 flit y recovered to mrnm ir? il.ii i 1 u nbia. lie is expected there to- ^ 'lay. 0 ? Miss Maggie Mayer, sister of 1 Mrs. Fannie Jones anil Miss Mo- G iidi Mayer of this place, has re- k signed as matron of the Oxford, ^ N. C.. Orphanage nn l has ac- (j cepfed a position with the Chase >""^City hotel. / ? Prof. J. R. Walker, who was for a long time principal of the Waxhaw school, spent some time iti the county last. week, p He i< now a m ni t ir of the South t Carolina con ereuce, stationed in ,, Piokens county. ? VI >u*oo JourU I. || ? Mr. W. L. Blacknion yes- terdey caH id the attention ot tlio e Era man to an error in the Lan- * carter News'statement that with h the oxcjp'ion of 1 ?*t year, Mr. t: W. J. Cumi nih tin hid market- li cd the t4first ha'e" ?t Lancaster T for a number of years. Three d VAnra firr i Mr k'o 1, .. I ' ' /. s* ! - r , ?/ iv iayj ? lid i I IIC ll ft st bnle on the L meaner mir- n kof.?Ivorshav E a. al ?Tti3 hortts an ! mules of the H' county tha h v* heretofore ?<tood ^ hitched in all ai*t< of weather when riddyn or ?lr v,mi to town are y now 110 doubt of!-ring up IhanRS v\ in lit or own fish,on to the Lin- "i cas'er Meroauile l/'o n,uiiy and the Burnet' Grocery c mipa iy d J or the ni e, c >m!or: able shed* jj which have boen hu It f r their use by the C'mpanie*, in their re- ^ epec'tve hack lota. ii k ' n THE LANOAST 1 ? Mr. Walter Conder, oi Van jr""""" Wyck, lias a position with B. || Li. Mafsey 's grocery.?Rook Hill 11? ?Record. Mrg ?The Roy. E. M. McICissick, Piedra pastor ol East Lancaster Circuit, has been given a vacation and a | vnitin jjuiaw oy ins charges. Col. ?Camden is to have a $10,- Hj)| ^ 000 cotton ware house. Our \T ^ tellow townsman Col. Leroy Springs and Mr. C. J. Shannon, Wa8j<l ot Camden, are at the head of the enterprise. Mis'. ?The first load of this year's cotton seed brought to this mar- l< ket was sold here Thursday by Mrs Henry Barnes, colored, and was Clinto bought by Mr. Oliver C. Black- Lancaman. The price p ?id was 25 ^jr cents per bushel. leston, ?Sheds containing 80 stalls VVaynt are being built bv the Lanca s- p>r ter Mercantile Company on the v^sj lot in rear of the Springs Ernest block, tor the accommodation ot M i is he ^tock ot its customers and ' iiends from the country. J Miss L ?Painter Owens is painting !\f rs he new residence of Mrs. E. S. McDow, opposite the B tptist 1,8 )e< , .... turned mrsonage. 1 lie building is rabidly nearing comphton, the Col. mntractors, Blackmoti Brothers, Master 'xpecting to finish it next week, week ti ?Rev. R. E. Smdl who ac- L.til epted the call to tli? He oh of Roi Springs Baptist church will ar- aunt, A ive to day to take charge of the \i ? o 1U19. vork. The congregation recent Mrs. I v bought the K. B. Mackeyhome, ford, vi text door to the church, lor a week. larsonage.?Kerslnw Kra, Mr. , Vein VottonTComlny In. daught As noted in our la t issue, the 'on| ii#1 bale o' new cuton raised in ff county was old here last ifonday by Mr. W. -J. Cunning Cheslei lam, at 14 cents, it being the success ame bile that he refused to sell caster t he Friday betoro at 13 cents. Mrs. 'he second b ile was marketed ?nd Mr Vcduesday by Mr. L. M. Small, Cherav f the l'rimus section, which Hough iras bought, by the Lancaster Mjss iferc mtile Company at 13cents. leveral ba'es h*va since been ^ ^ old, one ot them by a colored . . :irmo", Henry Barn*, oa Tliurs- clPa Mess Hazel '"nriner Sendn Two Sous atul a frG|n I>auutiter to liuslueim Volley e. ,,e88? Mr. Orin C. Black man, the Ma j. rell-known successful truck ?n 1 M urnier and dairyman of danghl< ins vicinity, sent three Thursdi f his children, two sons and a M,. ( aughter?John Franklin, \Vil- i>rf>j, p am Anderson and Sadie Louise Valley, -to Macon Ga., Wednesday, to veslerd nter a business college. They ver> 'ill take complete courses in j^jrs nokkeeping, stenography and ot Qa, t'pewriting, and will no absent ilema om home about six months. j hey are remarkably bright cbilren and Mr. Blackm >n is deter .f , , , , Mr. t nned to iMvti them a good bu*i- , . , , an(* t"? er-s education. Tiny have been , . i , , Lane (tending tlie Lft'Cister graded .. . . . the hoc ;hool, making fine records in ... , , , Waxha^ otli Pcholar^hipand deportment. . ^ il*nr Mrs. 8. II. Kzz-dl*, of Y'an tons of fvck, h tho t.utj t h-re tins Willie I eek of her sinter, Mrs, Williins.-?R< ck 111f 1 K icord. ' . ' week to Mr. So'I? (ir*uorv left Sue- |^n,|er < av to letoru t? VV ?ke Forest ()f|1(,r olleye. On y-s'erilji/ Messrs i; A. Br?wn, William Li^cn- ^ ' ion, Ernest, Om burn and Wm. Ni-.bat, ink left for ta name institu- lenya to ou.?Kershaw Era. HOn q0u KK NEWS. SEPTEMBER 7. i"07. =n Mrs. W. H PERSONAL 'I Hill, visited -?*1 wyck this we? . L. B. Foster has gone to Miss Louis out Springs. shaw is visitii s Kate Irwin, of Chester, is cas'L'r 1 h'8 w g in Kershaw. Master Wj r U. G. Mcllwain, of Rock ia??s is visi vas iu town Wednesday. Washington, Harry Ruff, ot Rock Hill, ?^iSH Susi< visitor to Lancaster this ^en spendin friends in Ke s Florence Brown has re- Mrs. W. 1. . from a visit to Iriends in heen visiting ind Mrs. A. J. Wilson HPont a fow da la'ter's mother, Mrs. J. her mother, M i, of Dixie, are vis.ting at l)'ar>p* ^rno of Mr. G. Jamo* in Thursday all w N C ' Wylie and the; y* ??.l' Herman Yoder, ''y " Mr. J. M. Yoder, and hd""n,"?r ?"r' Uya"?. son ol Mr. J. A. I Mrs. l.ydia ( <?f Vanwyck, loft this j wido<y of Dr. J r Hickory, N, C., to enter j wt4H many yoa >yoi 0:0 iviiK Iocler, at) 1 'ie rresbyterii on of Mr. Yoder, and visiting realaii tM-ibet, son of Mr. E. W. Mis. A. B Lini al-o of Vauwyck, will Witherspo< morrow night for Clem- Craig's first v.s ege. a uumber of ye IVV stiaw, return? M. S. Fuuderburlc, of Mrs. Lotti n, is visiting rel itives in l',ewsi G.. .ter> ing Mrs. M. 1? ^ * ed home Tlii'i William McDow, of Charis visiting liis cousin, Mr. ^',e G 3 Green. Miss Linneau lanta. Ga., to W. T. Hall, of 0 dumbia, ' weeks wjth M ling his daughter, Mrs. ; Moore. Miss Ma/y young lady ol i Christine Mcllwain, ol , , n . guest of Gapt 1111, is visiting her cousin, .. ~ ' * ' ilv.?Camden illie Green. Miss Bland W. McD. Brown, who , y , es Lizzie and < en visiting :n Monroe, rereturned Irom home yesterday . J the mountan Leroy Springs and son, lina. Elliott, returned this . . 1A ... a i mi v /i Jclm D- W com Asheville, N. C. ... , ,, Wylie, and II e Miss Dorothy Tompkins, ()f ftir< \v. ;k Hill, is visiting her Thursday for Irs. diss. T. Connors. Asheville, N. M. J. Ilouidi and Mr. and Miss Evelyn lenry Jordan, of Lands- of Mr. E. \N Lsited relatives here this wvck, has gon sumo lief dui John C. McDow ?ndlini*? th? I e?'t er. Miss Mary, of Charles- .. r , " ' re visiting relatives in , . 7 ?!,n ter. ,air? *ho l)al Iir A ,al her0 for tr l"^ram, one oi to her hoir.e ilield a largest and most improved in h nil farmers, visited L.n- Record, his week. Mrs. A. 0. 'ou McNinch, of Kershaw, Pawn, wenf t< II. Montgomery, of j day morning t tr, are visiting Mrs. s. E. wiih liar f,ie? of this county. Fadden, who Maude Gregory left ye?- ^les,er B?ute 'or Pendergras?, Ga., Miss Maude 316 "as accepted the prin. of ih9 late W P of the school. Vauwyck, has r8 M. Hughes and C., w Witherspoon were over cePfed a posit; ancaster Tuesday on bus5- l'le ^*raded sc Fort Mill Times. Mrs. J. p( H,,d Mrs. J. m. Piddle *one to L'u'c rs- T. 8. Carter and niece9? Mrs. P, t, Mi s K sie, returned ^ an'andinghai av from the Exposition. Hnd her Mater, l-car W.l'otts ??d eon ??>oliburB < rank I'ollg, of 1'iruaiit '""V were Charlotte visitors Mr. Claude *y.?Yesterday's Obser- Mr- Milliard Springs, who h G. E. Bateman and child ez? Miss., for s ?don, are visiting Mrs' Lancaster thi n'd p ?rents, Col. and Pect9 to make C. Uough.?Kershaw Chica??Mrs. J. T. \V . Stewart, of Rock Lovel relatives in Van- ri< I I "* ak. m le Gregory, of Ker- A tig relatives in Lan- solera vek. the R illiara Greene Will- ?' 11 King relatives in 'as> I) C. "'cloc aitra: a Mae Clo.vd has ne|ja g a few <inys with riag0 rshaw. myer> Gregory, who has groon relatives in Ker- chief d liotne tiiis week, the 1 e Gibson, of Mat- ,s one .. I - who has been visit- ",l i. Hudson, return- ^'K i . lv pei rs lay. * 1 pastel li d mors Fraeer and rp.ie ^ . have gone 'o A?- Ilio ^ spend two or three fclantt rs. Fraser. Diibm Kverett, a charming ' he b Luieaster, is th some I W. .1 IlaU's fam- tume, Messenger. white le Moore and Miss- alt( Q'* Uarol Connors have e%eu^ i a month's stay in <l> '^ is of North Caro- ele^ftu The Soul lu ylie, son of Mayor jameH . J. Gregory, sou ExpH8 T. Gregory, led inf,lon Bingham School, au(j jq C. i N.sbot, daughter . . r -.r harmt J. Nesbit.ol Van- Jlo e to Monroe to reies as teacher in Qn 100'? two m \ Collins, of Be- near 1c i i- > ' * nt??ii HI I lie unspi- u.;>y 111 eatment, returned a lamp last we?'k greatly night, i ealth.?li >cHill and h the tin Btrnett, of Fort 'he 0 Gastonia ye^ter- af,erw <) spend a lew days '-i'2 a id, Mrs. I. It. Me- "J1?118 is quite unwell.? '*PS s 1 rn as wel other liilman, daughter ,, , f. It. Tillman, o? . ' ' tne bl 1 gone to Lliz iboth 0 H S>ine here she has ac- e wore p ion as teacher in wbi(jh llOol. rpi 1 he wt irter Qaston has revolv* ister to visit her table b essly Iiardin, Mrs. off, an< tn and Mrs 1) II, wenpoi Mrs. Viciello^za. not be ;or. Ches'er Lan- Before succeet Duncan, son of ^ame8 Duncan of Heath tl} ^l,rn las been in Natch- buildin ome time, visited ? 9 week. Ue ex- arttdtt Ilia future homo in j,lt Mies C ylie,of Lancaster, ly ellio: vs last week with of the t rn. Chambers, of has bet NVylie came over a; her ernoon for Mrs. ed\est V returned Friday to re?ui ay <?l Rich burg.? day th< Chester Lantern. Mr. t Jraig, of Cienison, ' 'le neN . N. Craig, who Uen,ra rs ago pastor of j 'aHl mf m church here, is|?^ . I r* rut i ? <ki v *8 in Lancaster, ? ,c' dufty and Miss An- *9 exP* in. This is Mrs. *^',e ^ 1 it to Lancaster in 'lomo ^ ar?. er* fi " 5 // Home 1Vetlili.iuj-.Mar'i(l* of Mr. A. I'\ SettleMi/er id Miss Cornelia E. Dab>V. Sa very pretty welding was inized a * the home here of ev. T. A. Dabuev, pastor e Second B*p?ist church, t ue-'day afternoon, at 1 iU, when his 1ov?hl? un.i - MV?v I* >Ji A twe daughter, Mis* CorE'hel, was given in marlo Mr. Arthur F. Settlealso of Lincusler. Toe i. at is well known, is engineer and electrician of Lancaster Cotton Mills, and of the rising young m^u. South. * ; ceremony was impressiveformed by Dr. Boldridge, % <;i the First Baptist church. ride-maids were Miss Miu- * t'l< myer and Miss Wincie r; gio>msmen. Mr. Wade V and Mr. Fust us Baker, ride was dressed in a handMown silk traveling coswliile her maids wore silk. Tito groom and his tints were clothed in lull * ig dress suit-. The biido to recipient of numerous t and useful pres?nt9, bridal couple ieft on the i.oe <> i.uo p. m. train ior town. After taking in the ition they will visit Wash , Baltimore, Pmludelphia ew York. ;? Comet* Near Lonlnf/ lilt* me btf Ij<i mp Exploit ion. Noel Phillips, who live3 . A. J, ('lark's place aboutilea east of L tncaster, came ising his home by lire Mon:ht, due to the explosion of i, which is kept burning aH ? n the house. Mr. Phillips s family were asleep at ne and were not awakened explosion, but some timo ard were aroused by th? rge oi several loade 1 sua which were in Mr. P.idcoat pocket, the garment, ^ I as a consider bio lot of r/? clothing hanging on the ?aving b?en eel on fi o by azimr o;l and dostroyed. of the exploded shells aund in a bed near by in chddren were sleeping, aoden handle of a leaded 3r, which was lying on the y the lamp, was burned 1 the metallic part ol the ii was so hot. that it could picked up for s'-me time. Mr. Pmllips and futility Jed in extinguishing the much damage was done iture and lite walls ol the P. , f School T*uich.c.rn Coming Irace Whisonant, thehighent and popular priucip d Jotton Mids school, who jn spending the vacation lioine in Cherokee, arriverday and will be ready ne her work Monday, the 3 schools open. B. Bushy, of Newt erry, viy eiectea principal <>t' 1 School, reached here jilt. Miss ldn hoe Hill, hmgton, G i, one of the ichors in 'lie nam i s diool, icted t> arrive tonight, s been detained at her >y the illness of her lath. i