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pr*. _ CU*** w ,-') y 0. V y-~ . j \ f\ **'t < ~f *'<~V - *2?. The Lancaster" News A . LEDGER 1852 REVIEW 1375 ENTERPRISE 1891 VOL. 3. NO. 25. SEMI-WEEKLY. LANCASTER. S. C., JANUARY I, 1908 PRICE?FIVE CENTS PER COPY. Many Marriages During the Festive Holidays. i c Quite a Number of Young 1 Couples Take Advantage 1 of the Christmas Holidays to get Married, as Many as Two Mar- , riages Occurring: in Lancaster in 1 One Day. i f A beautiful home wedding in J the Belair section was that oi t Miss Mary Leona Howie and Mr. Lester Edward Ross, at the home ^ of the bride's lather, Mr. J G. j Howie, on the evening of Dec. 24th. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. O. P. Carter, of Van Wyck. The attendants were: Mr. Luther Howie, with Miss Vailie Pettus ; Mr. Tom Ross, with Miss Maggie Collins; Miss .Azalee Howie, sister of tin* bride, as bridesmaid, and Mr. James R. Pierce <>t Waxhaw. .N C., as best man. The wedding march was played^by Miss Ellie Howie, cousin ot the bride. The bride was beautifully gowned in wjiite Fit 11 h o gai.die richly j tr inuicd in vab-inicnnes inser oniony v. a? p? rlorni 'd by Dr J.! II. D)'i!r'(lpe, pas'or or :ii<> 1<\ st ch'iicii. Ti.o l?r (I * w?s becomingly gowned >11 handsome is i ay broadcloth, with bat lo maUli. t*ho w;h ill* recipient i f many useful mid elegant pre*i n'p. A reception wan gi,ven iliej hridxl parly later in !li? day at 1 the In m i of the bride'* parenta. The k; mo morning, at ehv n o'clock, there ww a ijnmt weil ? _ dint: at the T<IIUI<<11 hotel, tbe \ contracting inrliei boiiis Mr, It 1 j.. , ... I ]? D.ivi'b-on, of Vorl.v lle, and Miss Lizzie '1 i lrxi-in, daogh'er ol m r A ( Hon and v o o white geraniums Hud maiden's }i hi- (era. Afier < iho siiiiiruce tho bridal t.siriv ' i Uiaith d to the <iii in;* iomn,whe a , honmj t-.i ','Mier wuh so v> ?v. The |>ai h r Mini dining room we?o | tasteiully (!rc ujv'ed .in terns and ( ?veivr*en. Oi the following day ( the hrido and nr. 0111 were jjivon a ?eer|)t!oti ? t ihe In.me ot the gnwiu'.! p fonts, Mr. and Mr*, td W. ILc-s, i?l ihe M itvm see ( t on. Tne brulo win tlie incipitur ?f urn y beautiful tt<d i.s fu. "J lie many Iriends of ^ the yotunr couple wish llcui a | ^ loinr Mini jio penus h!e. After a l riot v sit to Chad i'ct N C. nod i.tli r j om?. Mr. and Mi.. JJo^r wo! m lie their 1 omo no: r M;?i \ in, N. C. \ Christ ili s mor i ?, at 10 oYhok, a. happy man iase w;ts s 11*n11* ^ (i in J.-monitor a', the lonm o Mr. in d Mrr, E Iimjii II on Mii'i-o' hi roei, t ' ie bride litinir 1le.r thinning s ster, M.ss Ella Lj.?nne'', d iu^hu r of Mr. a" d Mrs. B II. Bennett, ol Ji in s Cr Iijails. and the priom.Mr. Samuel Ua'per, one of Lancaster's clmtr ?irl de-ei v 1 iuir yon op ni n. ( on i f ih^ iatp J unes Li. 11 rp r I w a< ii q ivi weddill?:, only in-ruber* i f the lanii'ies and one or two intima e < friends beine Dreamt. 'I ii nir.' i he genial proprietor of t he hotel ca dr. C. F. Til Ira an. The Rev. >V. A. Fairey, pastor ot the Metlichurch, officiated. The'^, >ride, who is ono of Lancaster's \v nost estimable young ladies, was I W( Iressed in an elegant traveling! !OStum?. She reepivprt nilinpr.l n >119 handsome presents. The " troom ^199 many friends and ae ^ quaintances in Lancaster, where 'tl 10 was at one time engaged in w ;he lurniture business. Shortly ^ liter the ceremony Mr. and Mrs. Davidson leit on a Southern train R or a trip to Florida. Fi Thursday evening, at G o'clock, he homo of the Ilev. and Mrs. El. L. Duffie, of Dwight, was tlie scene of one of the prettiest wed 0 lings of the season. At that hour iheir cultured and accomplished laughter. Miss Cora Dufiie, wa? F. liven in marriage to M*. Thomas se L. Hilton, a popular young busi- <ia iecs man of Lancaster, being Jc jounected with the People's Sup- ri< )!y Company. The groom, as br ? well known, is a son of tlit- iri ate Wesley Hilton. A number L >1 relatives and friends of the tic ionlracting parties witnessed tlte la nipressive nuptials. The Rev. m E. M. Mclvissick, of East Lan 11 i?ster Circuit, was the oflieiutng clergyman. Dr. J. K. Welsh, /.*, ?l Lancaster, acted as b^st man, end miss ijiuiu Mcl\.Oniiua> o! Chester, was maid ot hon<9?? ,jt 1 he wedding march was played |a by Miss Ruby Elliott, of Lancas a ter. The bride was lovely in a or Iress of white organdie trimmed m with lace. The maid ot honor 0( also wore white organdie. An t.j elaborate supper was served after j. t,l>e ceremony. The bride was j., i he recipient of tnauy handsome presents, consisting of silver- st w-ire, cut gl iss, China and lm\\ i* 1 * " " fe Mr.?Grriv<r Wheeler ?n I Mi s ,v Ellie lI?in:iKii!, d?tigh'er of r Nil* L. 1*. S. llatr.m ii d,? f Jones '( E>i*oss II aJrf, v.ere married <it h( Heath Springs ? n the 22na ulti- b< ir.o. by tti?* 11 v. If. Vj. Small. la1 A' tho Ii j?tisr. P?Bt >rium, h\- <<i 'lie II'V.J. S. Snvdor. Dec. 21, 1007, Mr. J.ini's 1 lames, of Lin- oi rater, an 1 M>s Annie M iy O n ?i o', o t'.ii city.?Chester L?n of Lv in. 'i If* Mr. Jos ph F Sfi'phonsnn and \\;-s .1 tdia 1?. Griffin, riaiifgjitei c of Mr. Mil Alrs?. Ilenry C. Gr 1 fi ., oi M'liirop, are t? bo ii?ariiet: 1 in that town Ibis t'V3 iit!^. Mr. Aril.u* (\ FunderburJi * 1 t) e isi Mo no* t'?wnni?ij? ii'd MivOla Foivl rbnrk, daughter ?>f Mr. ^ l.aney Fund ryurk, of Chester field county, S. were nurn ii 1 :v t M?nd.iy at the residence ol ^ ilie hride'rt father. It?v. J. A. ?| IJ.Vdus performed ttie m irriage rj servioe. ? Monroe Enquirer. Mr. (y'yde McM.mis, son of Mr U. L. McManns, of Aniioch, 11 anil Mm I) ?iav Rolling*, daughter i-f Mr. Hansom Rollings, o. h Oikhurat, wore married in Ivor- d ?hnw Snnd rv, Dec. 22nd, by tlio I Rev ?I. T. Dewly, rastor oi' ihc H PreshvJeriHn church. Tlio bride ? v is the popular t anlier oflbeiw Gills Creek school ens of La?i- S .ster. Mr. R. H. Pliarr, of Clinton, . C. and Miss Carrie Wolf, mghter of Mr. and Mrs. Rosser olf, of Mecklenburg county, to are married Christmas Eve. 0( Mr. Cleveland Bird, son of Mr. or eorge Bird, of Flat Creek, and re iss May Cook, daughter of the jn te Wm. Cook, of Kershaw, ere married last Sunday, by a otary Public M. C. Gardner. p, m! n - * ui. "OIVI1 Virregury, SOU OI Air. til . E. Gregory, and Miss Annie lo Ilman, daughter of Mr. Wil pc im Pitman, both of the Taxa eo iw section, vtre married last . . inday. The ceremony was per- di rmed by the Rev. T. W. N jo tile. 5( Mr. Ed. Stogner, son of Mr. '? M. Siopner, ot the Douglass Cl1 ction, and Miss Emmie Kirk, ''' mghter of Mr. John Kirk, o rv ?nes Cross Roads, were mur- f ad last Thursday. Both the C<1 id'> and groom have many iends and a quaintcnces in a' incaster, where thev had posi- ,1 Qt )U8 the present season, the ' ' M tter with Mr Oliver Blackon and the former with the 11 eath Joties company. si: ire in a Drj/ (Joints Store. tj Fire broke out in the dry iods store oi MeHHtn. Myers icobson, in tli? Moore block, ,j, ,st Friday irorning. caused by v< defective stovo liut?. Consid- ' able damage had been done , .t.. ^ d: ' ire i hh ii iman were iliscoverI and extinguished. A lot of othing on near-by count ers was imaged from $75 bo $100. The ^ e>6 is covered Dy insurance. ' \v 'orr liobbrtl Saturitdf/ Xiyftt. The Taylor grocery and con (< ctionery stoie oa. Main street ' as burglarised Saturday nigln. he thief waJ evidently conco d- ^ 1 in tho building at. the clo-ing v * j ^ our^ and made his exit by un dting the rear door. He was sard and seen as he was getting ' it by Policeman Ferguson, who 1)1 derod him to halt as lie ran 11 t c it of the building, but the thio i unknown negro man, instea oh wing tho officer, increased ssp ed, espe uiily at or Mr c'rgu on fired a few she s o are him. About $1 ."> ) i aallth rue in the till, ?oni lisin , i.obac j ?, et *, wo e 11';y n j t[ / ! li-< ne??ri>. twtt.'i if Mr, Tun Ih-iu: Mr Thomas l)o n'?. ||n o(Mr. v laytrm Dsnnis, ot t'n* cot on ! II c ?intnuiiity, died 1 i-t ft i ur j w hikI ?jis bulled ?>u d :.v in fe-t Si lw C'loelery. i o wuk bout 35 years <11 n. d unmar- ' ed. He had be mi an invalid loi 1 iVs?n years. IV *rid/i of Mr. T/iftwts f'tiilr, Mr. Thnmas Faile, hou of Ilie* itn U F. Fai o, died Let Satur- h .1.. - i ' ?y 'it noma in ine axah'iiw arc! ion, of i:vni trouble. S lo win about -5 years of age '< ml !o..v- b ? wi.Io ' . ' .? '/ I uriiil S 'jia at t o I* avka o.i 151.1-o yirftl ?>< umlay. A News in Brief. ( it i t The court house at Rutherford- ; n, N. C., was burned Christ- s as eve night. Loss about $60. \ )0. It is thought that the fire r iginated from a cigar or oiga- d tte dropped among tra^h dur i g an etertainment iu the build i g that night.... A boarder a' 1 boarding house in Poltsville, v n., killed the proprietor Christ- c as because there was no turkey : r dinner....J. II. Ilenley, i >stm?8ter at Ar.sonville, N. C , f mmitted suicide a few days ago i . .Raleigh, N. C., voted out its c spensarylast Thursday,the ma- t rity for prohibition being over u )0... . Dr. J. C. Thorn, of Gas- 1 n Shoals, S. C., committed fui 1 do Thursday by cutting his c roat with a razor. . . . Miss Ma a I. Bentley, a maiden ladv of o e vicinity of Tuylorsville, N. G. j mmitteWv suich e Christmas i . .Ed WillrW;. col., was shot t ?d killed ThuiS3#y by another j4 'gro, Walter Kay, on .Mr. D K. 1 Kings's plantation near Fort t ill.. . .Capt. T. L. Vail, an awed c id prominent citizen of Char t tte, N. C., died Thursday night ?..Mr. William Nicholson, a 1 lostantial farmer of York ceun i r this state, died a tew days ago > . . .Anderson Calloway, a \oung Bgro, was lynched at M arquez i exas, for forcing his way into'a i aung lady's room.... Admiral i ewey celebrated his 70th birth- t ay last Thursday. . . .The nude < [ ad body of a comely young I oman was foun'l in a small i nd near Harrison, N. J. Two len found in a yacht near by < ere arrested on suspicion.... 1 is slated that Ex-Gov. John ] ary Evans will enter the rice j >r Senator Latimer's seat this i ?ar ...Ernest G. Stedman, a ! rominent lawyer, said to b i orth ov $7,000,000. commit- ! il suicide in New York Thurs ( xv. by leauiii iu front ol a train c ...Mrs. Annie Reese AmesLi rv, a teacher of music in Ron- 1 >ke College, Virginia, was shot i death by her husband while 1 I'inn Christmas dinner.... i v mi neir'oe* aeic .-hot at a hot ipi or n (jie< n\v< o 1 count Friynipiht. All j? r' e - u , rodrinki/. . . . '>'? 11, li-.iit.ji;: Frida 1 I . U mi 'i't . r f A ken, a- ei- ' < i it .11 sh?' i iul I i 1 d J a run* i umphroy, a 1 1-year-old lad <-f tianta. . .John Clark, hi. vvif* 1 id throe children were burned i death in the deatruclio of ; ieir li?-m > rc r I? sen, M? s*. * v fi:p J** itl.?y i ijrht . . . O rnr ( N o: lb C iroJin? nrnonimer ch-recd villi tlie rfr?ii! * illing oi Uovoiiuo Oili ?r IIo'? r ci.*. ?r whom ti e Govtri lent (Tore d a reward <>l $1,0( 0 is been c aptured.... Duncan iielliold, n pvfsp i\ai i (Jeorpi? irnu,r, ? ai tilled Chiis'min by ia^on. Tnoy qnarre'od nlout a ors3 ou t buyirv .... Charles rinir, a ne2.ro, was (.hot, ?nd i l?-il in'IN in pa, F a., by Deputy lu r 11' W. IJ. \) a-, whom 1I1. p?i\> iliroateiieil to Khoot.... 11 ?hi uegioes i" Ilentifilti, c * )<!;?., fiave been ordered to leave own since the lynching of one of heir number for killing a promnent business man.... John hveeny was kil od in New York >y a stranger to whom lie had. etused to give the price of a Irink . . . . John Watts is in jail n Macon, G i., charged with killng hi9 wife and burning her >ody. . . . lieu Edwards,merchant vas shot and killed in Russell icunty Ala., by Roscoo Gentry, armer. They wote riding in a niggy together.. . .John Tanks, m innocent- onlooker, was killed n a row following a Christmas lintier near Athens, Ga Berram Snmers, a Californian, shot ind killed his liule'son, mistaking lira for a burglar.... Claude Bar>er, of Barber. jM. C., was seiirasly shot while hunting by Ihe evident al discharge of a friend's :un. . . .John Sellnrs, col., killed lis Iriend, June Nash, another legro, in North Carolina,because he laiter refused to let him take a wtnfi" of his ci: retfce.. . .New England cotton mi Is have agreed o curl ail production 25 per ent. One hundred and fifty ho isand workers will bo affectid.. . .Darlington otilcers seized T5 gallons of liquor in that to v u Saiurdav. large amounts wero *lso se z d in the county last veek... A train was wrecked aear Lovelady, Texas, Saturday, (viiiiiig the engineer wud injuring a number of passengers. ... A l<.tal fight, occurred Friday in Caldwell county, N. C. between tour :no;:ntainc rs, two brother? named Clark and she Irotiu-rn Rader, in which the Clarka and me of the Uuler lirotli *ra v.cio killed. Run es wfiie u-i d. . . . A ii Italian iruit ''ai"r i t A-ii v,:b?, N. C.t a- lobb'd <>l -f 1 000 Our. mg the holidays.... Dr. Wi iain Flinn,a eidiet: IVo-diyterian minister of tii s <?i , who was orrnerl.v a m u?b< r o! the faculty >! the Sotuh Car l.na (hdlo^o, lied in Colund ia as; S tuolny. . ...VV. 11. Gamer, a 1 hi inberj* arnier, w si c and kiilei Saturday by a neijjhb' r, J. J. la fraud. The trouble was about t:.'tiup htock. Notice to Our Customers. arc* ? hftswl to nnnnnru-u that Foley's Honey ami iartor coughs, < % <ls; long ion hi os is not affected hv tim Nationa* L'nio Food and Drn^ law i?h it oont mis no ; ia'.os <-r otln-r harinfnl >1ii, an I w? r somnieiid it ns a safo ren ? t \ lor children rod adults. Fundorhnrk I harmaey. rtvuth of Mr*. Ski]>j>eryn Ifothc A1 ?. I! >iid, t h ? mother of VIr- (I. 11. 6<\ipp r, ?I:_cl on the 2'_-:xl -. 11.jrri-? at !i r lnuno in Chi:u^>, 1 ). I.I r?. Skipper ancl Mr. Lee Shipper, went ii? Jliicn^o to attend tli? funeral, a h cl? was held last. Thursday. Public Speaker interrupted. l'tibhc ?t>< r.ut'TH nr#? fri'qnimtlv inlernii' e 1 l>\ jv >| '? < <>u- lifiv. < hi* won <! not li U'[ on it I ol v't Hon*?y Mini T>?r w >rt .IK- i . >* il I'livm foil^I s riml iviM-4 ami |>r< v i Is | p nmoiiin Mini c<>iiNnni|riinn Tjm i.iiio t'onLiiitH < ??i-i? I *? Mini is iu j ol.ow p v'Jitt {> V i i ler i k <* ?.?. .n i > Danger In Asking Advice. When yon h.iw n rxiijli or <|r> not M K MIMIC n||?. w .nt is ? '? I'of il. mm lh ro s lint <f.-r it Ii4k M MHO iinitimtiii pre.. |l?mtl?>I> Jolty'* lloi.fV Mil.: I'tr P1MIH roii^hn, nolo*. ml i r.-v. nin pn*mouDitt I'Iim iicnniiip H u. u ytliow (.Aoku^e, JU>fut>o ubhiiUiUs. Su1y .... W . ii JdfiMR