The Lancaster news. (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, November 06, 1907, Page 7, Image 7
Happenings in Georgia
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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.
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Ed Ls?nca8i?T News; Our city
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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.
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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 |> ' ,
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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
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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
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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."
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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
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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
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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
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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. , .
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jOn DG eating, pen et rut 111* |? ?r?-s t hornet 1\
ill to the Star ? niid i* i n il nil aootliiurf t
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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.
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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.
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} 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