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Happenings in Georgia CR lal Macon in Possession of Ma- w sons?Colored People's Pair bi ?Unique Parade?Big so Bear Hunt in Frospect? P The Crops and What the ,ft Farmers are Doing?That Sc Deplorable Lynching. P> is Ed Ls?nca8i?T News; Our city C has as her^ruests this week about rii 1500 Masons who are attending the c Grand Lodge now in session here This has b,jen mad1? the p*uma. , m neni annual meeting place ol the lodge and the masons look foiS( ward with a great dea' of pleas- . , , tn ore each year to the time to nt. t r end the Grand Lodge in our beautiful city, and the people of the city extend to ilv in a mo-t (j hearty welc me. The Masonic Home, for the benefit of aged o< and dependent Ma?ons,is situated jus' on the suburbs, on a lofty hill, overlo dting tli9 Ocmulgec river and is a very handsome and ^ cos 'v structure. ci The annual ctdorel lair opened its gates ve3terdav and thousv ands of negioes from all over the Sta'e are Hocking iu'o the city ' to "take in" the fair. On the ^ opening day, the management ol the lair gave a "grand" parade, apparently, Revetal miles in length. This parade consisted ol various 'fl >ats," decorated hacks. ? buggies, wagons, drays, etc., fill- 3 *ed with gayly dressed members of the colored tribe, representatives oftne various ''societies," which are so popular among the ^ colored race, one or two wagons ! loaded with cotton, and a wagon 1 filled wi'li 'possum dogs and negroes and a tree lull of 'post-ums in the center and the dog-* v 'Mreeing" the 'possums duiing " the parade. Oh. it was a gala occasion lor the ne.-rocs and all 1 the cooks in to-vn leit their mistresses and fled to the scene un- " til after the parade. The fair will ' ^continue for ten days, to the sad v' dismay of the white population. ' At the fair, they will have various exhibits, speeches, etc., 11 ? ..,1 mill - i. - ? ?>IU r*?!? ii??vo ? l/'LUt). Preparations are beini? made for one of the biggest bear hunts ever known in this Slate. Tl?e territory selected lies about fit- j teen miles southeast, of this city, ^ among some of the thickest ^ swamps in the S'ate. The hears ^ and panthers are t-aid to be tiuud ^ in f:reat numbers ami the hun- ( ters expect to have iome fine ' spoit "hunting the^e wild and ^ roaming members at the brum family. About five hundred peopie are expected to take part in ^ the hunt and lucky will be the bear who escapes with his af>c il |> ' , I J when fhe.-e blood-thirs'y fellows! j wend their way into the swamps. I j Fortunately, for the bears, lJrtsident Roosevelt has not been invited to take part, and they may us well thank their 'ducky star;," for this fact, lor they do ?av that he is a bear-hunter '-from the ' west"' and always makes it hot ? lor the bears. , Farmers are bury picking and j ginning cotton, gathering crn, < picking paas, cutting cane and t sowing oa's. Ins one places, they ; ?l>.y the cott >.i is abou* all pick- 1 e?l, and in others, they *ay I hey i are not hall through, and in , some placer they claim they . haven't picked over the first THE LANCASTER NEWS, NO ne yet. Warm weather ha< ft* ? u*ed it to open rapidiy and the bor is said to he scarce. Oits e selling at a dollar a buthel. it they a*e being sold and wn in large quantities. The ><i crop is fairly good and the rmers expect to sell them for ^ >od prices next spring. Georgia Iv ne, potatoes and the ''hog crop" gj onii-e to be fair and the season uear at hand when the farmer S( in eat "hog meat," 'possums, q ibbits, grouiidpeas and c'new ! ?11^ and sop syrup; and who v.- #r tore independent than iho tarier, anyway? A drunken negro, who robbed jfl ime little boys on the road, Ti 1 J el J up a young while man and ied to shoot a policeman at yron, a lit'l* town a lew miles : >111h of her^, was taken from j le barracks, after being arrest- j 1 and lynched by a mob. Tin* I i * i scnned several days ago and i reatlv deplored by the peace-' ble citzei* o the c mmnnity. j A few mire days and we ai 1 i now the fate of our Oatolina xndidate for m?.\or. lie is in ^ o d spirits and his friends art ery hopeful, hut he js bein. s ppoeed by a trickv crowd and ^ icky polilicaitis are dangerou-, ^ iut we will hope lor victory J) nd report results later on. Former Lancastrian. Macon, Ga. ! 1 >pai lanuuig PvTciu Audiu Alabamian will Kill Him. J Spartanburg special in the , 1 lews and Courier : Cleyo Bry II ut, the alleged bigamist, who, it ^ 3 said. has wives scattered fro" Ipartanburg County to the Phil- cl ppitie Islands, where he was pri || ate in the army, when told to- 11 d&ht that D. W, Phillips, of II \ Vest Point, Ga is en route hero II 1, o take him. back to Alabama, II ^ xclaimed : ''My G >d, that man 11 (J a a brother of the Alabama girl. 11 le has sworn to kill me and I || rill not return with him. Surely he officers of this county will lot send me back with that nan." . - . h Advertised Letters. a: g fi Upton Alexander, William II. Slake, RosRie Barron. ;Je*sie ^ Crawford, Patesey Crawford, T. I. Cunningham, Hunter Canty, Uarrie Far) o>v, Walter Dunlop, ?. C. Engeli h ??dt, 11. G. G line-. feffer?on (bier, (two), Maggie i; larris, O is 11 rris, Lum C lopkins, Lula hy Jackson, Hon- w y? i *?? y Jones M m o Adams. Alice iobinson, John II. Summey, lev. J. W. Tiionip- >n, S. L.; fa> lor, l)ori i Teii''ia, il. 'V''' {/?% ffft r a. Daisv Whiu. ft l*!) r w r?i/rb I B ... I ? JTIIO jeo Mvsenburg, Minnie Neol>y,| ) ivey Robeson, Alice Robin? >r , fg J* JP ^ ^ , WAi J a- r. Hunter. I* M. And get you i ? - reasonable pric* A tickling oough, , from any <-nea.>. i>. meals, good att m ckly Ktopued by D.. flhoop a tough he<?f of order lure. And it ia ho thoroughly hu.o.i OLbL Ui oruci. iud Kate, that I>r. Hhoop tr-lis mother* L&QI6S to COm (vervwher* to give it without hesitation meals. I will a iven to very yonDK bahea The wholesome , ' y.y. treen leaven and tender stems of a lung Order. IN ICC 1TX tealing mountainous Hhrut>, furnish the town to Order , unuivo property a to Dr. Shoop a Cough 1A nnft VAll'll <U Jure. It calms the cough, and heals the, -* " ailU yUlt It ot < >ro and sensitive bronchial membram-H. Come One and 8 So opium. no chloroform, nothing harsh pnf0 Rpnnptt iRed to injure or suppress* dimply a re- ' annus plant extract, that h-lps to heal iNO. 10. ichiLg lung*. I ho -Spaniards call this m yt ^ i ihrub which the I>octor nana, " The Sacred IVi O I Herb". Demand Dr Sh top's. Take no ^ther. J. F. Mackey Co. Da you take The News ? VEMBER 6, 190*,. LADIES COi The biggest values o >11 are here. Styles g< ;ct and the prices i bly low. Don't buy n sen the exceptional v tiering. Prices 5.00, .00, 10.00, 12.50 anc Coats for Misses anc l big line in solid 'laids. All sizes and a Sample L leatherbloom and ta oats in black and cob nd brown at sample j New Voile S oine more like we'ye I ueh a big run on t tyles the newest, < est and the tit perfect Bargain counter o Ladies Fine ? fou must not missthi: y of buying a pair of! telow cost. Some a li tyle and the numbers 11 tllUl fll'ot /il ocict h?'?h -Jul i-ti iLI 0i/ lid in perfect cond vili find these shoes loxes?on the counter luced price oil each pt ize and you've got >argain. Soap Special Biggest shipment of fine toilet s ere. Hence this big offer. One 1 ssortment, cold cream, savon rose lycerine, butter of almonds and ro< angipane, glycerinated cream thebo One lot Jergens ioc size Lemon I ) box only 25c box. Come to see Re Lancaster Merc; f 'The $ THE BANK OF L CAPITAL... SURPLUS .. Loans made on Re; ? Collections given p a nice meal at a Yd A n ~ . . Nice clean '4? mtion and the 'M v . I invite all the X Your business solic i in and take '<$ the strongest Bank 11 ssure you good 9als sent out in Just call up No. , . U,n ^ Do Witt 4 Caibo W itcli 11II / jOn DG eating, pen et rut 111* |? ?r?-s t hornet 1\ ill to the Star ? niid i* i n il nil aootliiurf t 's block. Phone i"u"- " "'>'< |{r'" Tbo pos'iu i-b r <iftM<v>n;ulr , Mo p* J + f\ko A. Hugh hhj'm <j (t Witt's Kidi I lol LUI I) Bltdle i '[ ?n doing - well, previa .so L?'. io health that I ca . x-v y i ^4- ^-v y, too iu i -li tor j o u Kidney A Bind* t/ |J I 1C LUI i t?>t? likea u'w man." Ib Witt's and 1.adder Pills are sold by t Bros. 7 UTS >f the Sealed, lit permqiiestioii nitil you've 'alues we're 7.50, 8.00, i 15.00. 1 Children. - i runns auu |. t off prices. ot ffeta petti[)rs of hi ie iriees. kirts jj >een having i iiis season, quality the See them. f Shoes s opportuniSlioes at or ittle off in I broken but grade Shoes ition. You out of the and the rear, find your an unusual oap ever received ot 8 cakes to box , scented oatmeal, > >es, borox tar, savon x of8 cakes only 25c. iazel soap 5 cakes us. :spectfully, intile Co. ?^ ^ } Old Reliable." ANCASTER, LancasterTSJC. ^ $50,000.00. U $50,000.00. y* il Estate, at reasonable rates. fa rompt and careful attention. K t allowed on time deposits, com- w 5 months. ^ :iterl. The oldest, the largest and 1J i Lancaster county. ' vl SulvH eleiinn--) *o<?d fjr Mcney to Loan. D-itii )| I I can, as usual, n? gotiato loans, \ry and | from $800 ami upward, on improve*! and iui- cotton farms, at H% interest, repay i!not < nhie in annual ic.stallments No cornier 1' ; missions <-hargnd. Only a reasonable Kid .e\ fee for making abstract of title, raw ford li. K. Wylie, Atty. at Law