Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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?Dr Rico will preach at Beaver Creek <;hurch tomorrow (Sunday) at 11 o'clock, a. m. ? Fork Hill Camp, W. O. W., will meet Saturday night at the usual time aud place. ?Kershaw's election for inteti dant and wardens will be held next Monday, 27th instant. ? Some farmers have alreac'y begun to haul fertilizers from this market for the next crop. ? Mr. John Polk, a good citizen * of Union county, N. U , died a few days ago, aged about 35 years. He leaves a widow aud six children. ? Bro. Eii McICiaaick writea f . mi ?r-ng E LOCAL DOTS i] ai -jfi |t ?Cotton, 12 cts ; seed 27 cts. that ho start* out on tho East Lancaster hopefully this year.? It is a .section of possibilities.? E. A. W." in Christian Advocate. ? Mr. P. C.Cames.of DW'iglit, had a fine calf drowned in a branch a few days ago. Mr. * ^ Carnes, by the way, lound an ear of corn in lii9 crib a day or two ago containing 1040 grains. ?Brother It. E. Turnipseed has begun propitiously oyer in bonny Bennettsville, and accord lug to his letter recently at hand all prospects are pleasing?*'E. A. W." in Christian Advocate. *?A notice sent to this office by mail of a b >x supper at Knight's school house last Thursday night was not received until Wednesday morning?too late, of course, for publication in The News of that day. ?The annual meeting of the stockholders of the Lancaster [ Publishing company was held Wednesday afternoon in the office of President It. K. Wylie. The old hoard of directors, consisting of It. E. Wylie, Lerov Springs, W. T. Gregory, A. J. Clark and <3. 1). Jones, was unanimously re-elected. The directors will Ineet later to elect officers. J-The family of Mr. W. M. Clanton in East End has been sorely alflicted of late. Three of lis children, his daughter-inlaw, Mrs. Austin Clanton, and her child, all have been down with pneumonia They are now ranch better, but durin? the last few days Mr. Clnnton's wife hat developed a bad case of pneumonia and is now quite sick. ? We are indebted to our KOOtl friend Mr. B. F. lluile, of Klint Rid-e, for a lot of line turnips presented to us Thursday. Mr llaile, by the way, had a wa^or load of turnips, which he wa taking to the cotton mills to sell As often commented upon by u; in thoso columns, the establish meet of the mills here has helper all classes?merchants, doctors lawyers. farmers, mechanics an. the public generally. Every body, either directly or indirect ly, i9 deriving benefit, from Ean castor's big manufacturing enter prise. The farmer, for instance before the mills wore built, often timea came to town with chick ens, butter, ?gga and vegetable* to sell only to find the mark? overstocked, but now lie has in trouble in disposing of the pro duct:y^ his farm eityr here o; at the mills. THE LANOAfc ?Mr. W. J. Baker, of the I White Bluff section, is attend ing U. S. Court iu Columbia as j a petit juror.?Kershaw Era. ?Lancaster's new couucil has 011 hand nearly 30 gallons of li quor, seized since the first of January/which is being held the required 30 days. ?The ollice of the Farmers' Bank and Trust company ha: been filled up this week with new and attractive lurniture, adding much to its appearance and comfort. 1 ?I)r. Robert Adams,' president of the Presbyterian College ol South Carolina, at Clinton, will preach in tho Pr *sbyteri m church here tomorrow (Sunday), both at . the morning a"d uight service. i ?The census bureau's report ' issued Thursday shows 10,337,007 bales of cotton gintiod up to January J5t)i. Though bul lish, the market declined consid i erably?due, 110 doubt, to speculation. ( ?B T. Knight, sou of Mr. S. , M. lvni^ht of this county, has brought suit against the Monetta Mills, Lando, S. C.. for $10,000 damages for alleged injuries caused by a bale of cotton being thrown on him. Mr. Foster, of Lancaster, is the plaintiff's at torncy. ?Messrs. J. T. Hnnce, W. P. Caskey, J. F. Nisbot, 0. L. Mo- | Manns and U. A. Funderbur* , represented the Lancaster Connty Farmers' Union at the State Convention held in Columbia this week, the proceedings of which are published elsewhere. ?Several colored persons wore arrested by Chiel of Police Can then and arraigned before Mayor Hughes Thursday morning on the charge oi lighting and disor derlv conduct. The following were convicted anil lined bv tbe Mayor: Frank Low ry and wife, each $20. ; Will Riddle and Ed Ballard) $10. each; John and George Crockett, each $5. ?A rather unique damage suit was begun in this county a day or two ago. It is an action by A. A. Oaskey, as admr., against the Lancaster Cotton Mills and C. B. Skipper for $30,000 dam ages for the alleged killing of James B. Caskey. It will he recalled that Mr. Caskey was killed by Mr. Slipper a few ' years ago. The letter was tried for thoolFonse in Winnsboro and acquitted. The plaintiff is rep I resented by Mr. J. H Foster. 1'letinunt Valley and Helair XewH t Fort Mill Times: Citizens ol l eastern Pleasant. Valley are being much inconvenienced by the collapse ol the public bridge over a Six-Mile Creek a few days ago. . The ford just below the bridge i? j now being used, but it is said to be in very bad condition and j with high water could not be . usod at all. Miss Lorn a Harris, daughter of Mr. J. M. Harris, of Pleasant Valloy, has been elected assistant , teacher of Pleasant Hill school, - and began her duties as such on - Monday morning. s The trustees ol Belair school, t of which Mr. .1. W. Kims, of this > place, is teacher, are haying a - new school house erected to ror place the old one which has been in u?e for many years. 5TKR NEWS, JANUARY 25. 1 PERSONAL Mrs. Meyer visited relatives in Kershaw this week. Mr. H. E. White, of Rock Hill, was in town Thursday. Mr. Leroy Davidson, of Kerdiaw, was in town yesterday. M isses Haliie and Susie Mai Jloyd visited Chester this week. The Hon. vV. U. Clvburu, ol Jaile Gold Mine, spent Wed ae?day night in Lancaster. Miss Vera Harnett, of Rock Hill, if vi-ii i tiiT her cousins, Misses Fannie au'l Marie Stover. Miss Lona Walters and Miss NTellie Dutlie, of the Dwight section, are visiting relatives in [J he raw. Mr. S. Itt'McMauus, of Hartsville, visited relatives in the Iradesville section this week, returning home yesterday. Mrs. Annie Hamilton Horton oi Chester is spending a month at tHe home of her mother-in law, M s. S. A. IT ?rtou, at Heath Springs. Mr. W. T. Gregory, of the Gregory-Hood Live Stock niup ny, returned yesterday from the Western markets, where he purchased more mules Mrs. T- S. Carter and her brother, Dr. J. E. Welsh, who have been spending two or three davs at, Lougsville with their mother, returned home yesterday. Mr. T. S. Gregory, a former Lancastrian who is now in the livery and stock business m 1^5her iw, spent a day or two hero and at his old home at Tixahaw this week, returning to Cheraw ye terda* afternoon. We are indebted to him for a pleasant call while in Lancaster. I'Jvtinf/eliHt Little ITfis Xarrotv Escape. Ihe Rev. J. W. Little, the wellknown evangelist, who at one time resided u Lancaster, where he has many friends and ac quaintances, had a thrilling experience a few days ago, as will be seen by the following special in Thursday's Charlotte Observer from Polk ton, N. C. : Rev. .fames Little, the wellknown Baptist preacher, tells ol a very thrilling and dangerous experience while en route hert from Sanford Friday. In boarding the Florida Limited he tailed to get on where the Pullman door was open and caught on the next car, thinking the door would he open by the porter. Such was not the case, as Sau lord is not a stop lor this train u - 1,-1.1 ?... I.. : .1. no liUMi U'1^ nup|jui Iii.i and a hand bag for several milef and wa^ fast weakening and-'becoming numb with cold, when the porter, who had started to i rear car to awake a Southerr Pines passenger, discovered Mr Little in this precarious position His strength almost gone, In fainted twice after being takei inside tne car. Marriage*. Mr. William McAteer and Mis M innie Parks, both of tins coun ty, were married 011 the 19tl instant, at Sapp'a Cross Roads The ceremony was performed b; Notary Public II. II. Sapp. The same day and at the sarin place Mr. Sapp united in hoi; wedlock s couple from Nortl Carolina, Mr. Raymond William and Miss Flora Thomas. 908. Estimable Lady Taken to lIosi>i~ J tal. Mrs Austin Ulanton was takeu to the Rock Hill hospital Tuesday afternoon fu^treatment. She whs accompanied by hor husband, Dr. Elliott and Mr. and Mrs. llenry McManus. While recovering from a recent spell of pneumonia a loot of Mrs. ! Clanton became seriously affected, due, it is said, to a closed ar tery, and it in now apprehended that the foot will have to be amputated. Annual Meeting of Oijcie Woodmen. Dixie Camp, VV. O. \V , No. 282, will have its annual woodmen 6upper and a public inslal lation of officers Tuesday, Jan. 28th. The supper strictly at 4 o'clock, p. m, and the public installation at 5 o'clock, p. in.? Every member is ur?e ' to come and bring a well filled basket ? Business of importance to transact. B. F. Adams, Clerk. Officers of JH.rie Woodmen. The following officers have been elected in Dixie Camp, No. 282, W. O W. : O. C., I). II. Williams ; Advisor Lieut , J. I). Hinsou ; Banker, E. Stoj.ncr; Clerk, B. F. Adams; Escort, R. L. Usher; Sentry, J. 8. Clifton; Watchman, T. K Riddle; Mana?UM n \t f.,i i it;...,... S' ???) t-'. *?? vtn t# . u . i iiunwiJ and A. .J. Wilson; Physicians, Dr. R. G. Elliott and Dr. G. W. Poovey. To pit tar Younf/ Ijancantrian Iteiny Treated in Charlotte Hohpital. Mr. Lester R >b'uson, ol the firm of v My burn & Robinson, who has been in bad health lor some time, went to St. Peter's hospital in Charlotte Tuesday . tor treatment. lie was accompanied by his brother, Mr. J. Clark Robin, son, and Mr. J. E. Craig. Mr. Robinson is one of Lancaster's . most deserving and promising , young men and his numerous , friends wish for him a speedy recovery. Pleasant Hill Items. Mr. and Mrs. W. O. Rutledgo, of Kershaw visited the latter's parents, Mr. and Mrs. S. Beckf ham, Sr., the past week. 5 Mr. I. B. Clontz, the section > foreman hero, met with a pain ful accident while returning ^ home from lus work on the lev* r ( car. Ha was thrown from car, . and run ov'er. I\ n t? f ^ Q \r A It it if tt rill oil ' liu v. w. n HI p i Ull ] at this place Sahbatli morning at 11 o'clock. Master Perry Beckham has returned to Branchvillo from a i visit to his pnrent3} Mr. and Mrs. i M. L. Beckham. 1 Mr. S. Beckham, Sr., visited his daughter, Mrs. J. I). ^Nisbet, 3 of the Jacksonham section, this i week. Mr. Charlton Shehane, Mr. Hull Ellis and Mr. Kell Adams went out hunting one day a week or two ago and killed 12 rabbits, and then they said that it wasn't rj a good day for hunting. N^ws Reader. Pleasant Hill, Jan. 23. 0 ii AI>OV rmvn^u I LiVIV 1VX I 1X1 ^1 B-Ul J , ATTORNEY-A T-LA.W Oipcea in Springs Hlocl; Ov?r GlcmiVa siore LANCASTER., S. C. ? 5 Important Notice to Subscribers in Arrears. On ncount of the new postal regulation, by the terms of which papers will not be carried through the mails as secondclass matter to sti ?scrioers to semi-weeklies in arrears nine months, we are f iroed to insist on all subscribers to To? News who have not paid their subscription to do so within the next 30 days. This is a matter beyond our conttol, being a recent regulation <t" the postofiic? department, and it- violation by us will cause us to fort' it our second-class po*toffice privileges. The Lancaster Publishing Co. Clerk's Sale. STATE OF St'UTIl CAUOL1NA, COUNTY OF I.ASCAKTKK, In the oiniuon Pleas. N. ?'till Vattlnws. I'n in tiff. npnhjst TIiok P. Carroll. ot at. Defts 15Y VIIt! I'd ot aii order of Court nade in tli" ubove stated iMiiKo t>y -Iiiil^o Ernest Gary, dated Jan N, I'.'os, 1 \vill soil at public auction at l.tr i-t- r court uquko on the tirst Monday iti Fehrn rv. next, svithin ttio le^al h nrs of Halo. tlio following described real estate to wit: All tbat piece, parr> l or tract ' land, 1 inn. Iviin? and situ ute lu Wuxliaw t >WDsliip, Jin the county of Lancaster, in the suite of South Carolina, containing V40 acres, tnore or less, and hounded I v lands of Mrs. J. A. Est ridge, Vic Hnnti r, N. S. Matthews, D. 1*\ statnes itud Belk Brothers. The same being the land conveyed by N. S. Matthews t<? .1 O and Tlios E Carroll, for nioro particular description ot wh.ch se<> said deed and pint thereof by T \V Seere-4, surveyor, of date Jail lit, l'JuR Terms of sale, cash; purchaser or purchasers to pay for papers. Bid to be cornplied with within 24 hours, otherwise land to be resold the tallowing Monday at risk of former purchaser. Lancaster, S. C'., Jan. 10 190S J. F. GREGORY. < lerk ? t . P. L. C. Green & Mines. Plffs' Attys. Business Notices. IS" All Notice* inserted mider this head at the rate of ONE UKN l' A WORD lor each ^insertion. .V> notice to be counted less than 2.5 words. For the next few weeks we will make penny pictures?23 for 25 cents. Give us a call. W. A. Davis & Fun FEATHERS?Received ITotu Kentucky 200 pounds of leathers. For sale at 50o per lb. L. C. Payseur FOR KENT?Two-horse farm in good condition; good building', etc. Kent cheap?only thousand pounds good middling cotton. Apply to F. M. Lowery at Taxrtiaw or T. J. Gregory at'Kershaw. T. iS Gregory. Gheraw. Wanted three, four or live room house by the year. Call VV. K. Clayton's residence. i will sell at my home, 5 miles east of Lancaster, Jan. 30 190s at 10 o'clock the following person- I property, 3 head horses, 4 head of cattla. corn, fodder, wagon and htiggy, farming tools, household and kitchen furniture Mrs. H E. Hough. LANCASTER & CHESTER RAILWAY COMPANY Schedule in Effect Jan. 20, 1903. Daily Except Sunday?Eastern Time. WESTBOUND. No. 14. No 10. Lv . Lancaster 0 00 am 4 00 pm " Fort Lawn J ? 20 am 4 40 pm 4 Bascomville 6 30 am 4 55 pm 4 Richbtirg 6 30 am 5 15 pin Ar.Chester 7 On am 5 4o piu 4 Columbia, So Ry 0 45 am " Charlotte. " 9 30 am S 15 pin 44 Y??rkville.(Tit N W s 1.3 am 44 Gastonia, 41 9 10 am '4 11 ickoi y, 44 1 1 25 am 4> Lenoir, 14 12 50 am 44 Atlanta, 4* ~5 30 am EASTBOUND. | No. 15. No. 17. I.v Atlanta S A I, Ky 8 00 am T.onolr CA N W 1 4<i pm " ilickorv " 2 83 pin *4 Gastonia " 5 (HI pm *' YorUville" 5 45 pm " Charlotte, }8o Ky 6 45 pm Coliimliia, So Ky >1 00 ?m 4 00 pm " Cheater 9 15 nm 7 85 pm " Kinhburg 10 05 am 7 59 pm " Haycomville .... 10 15 am 8 05 pm " Fort I.awn 10 45 am 8 lfi pm Ar. Lancaster II 15 am 8 35 pin A. P. MoLURE, fcjuporintendent.