Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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.... .. ?. * .. ?v - \% ' ' k v 1|| LOCAL DOTS j ?Cotton, 11? cts ; seed 25 cte ?Monroe's three cotton mill are low running on half time. ?The U. D. C's will meet a Miss Annie Witlierspoon's l'hurs day afternoon at 4 o'clock. ?Dr. J. Mit Saddler, former ly ot York County, died in Mont gomery, Ala., last Saturda; night. ?Hev. B. L. Padget of Cen tral will preach in the hall ove the mill 6tore next Saturda; night. ?The patrons of Oak Ridgi school are requested to meet a the school house next Friday af teruoon at 5 o'clock. ?The public exercises at For Hill school, referred to in ou last issue, will begin Frida; evening at 8 o'clock. # ?The many friends of Mr D. lleece Williams are please to see him out again, after a sev ere spell of grip and pueunao ma. ?Picking cotton in March if in lead an unusual sight in thit country, but such a spectacl was witnessed in East End Mon day. ? Mr. J. S. Wilson, who ha been confined to his home to some days with an attack ot ap pendicitis, is able to be ou again. ?Alfred Mcllwain, a respect ed old colored citizen, who for a number of years was a familial figure on the streets of Lancaster died Friday night, at his home south of town. ?Miss Ellen Baker, of Ker shaw, was brought to the cit; Saturday afternoon by Dr. Cau then, ot that place, and placet in the hospital here lor treat meet.?Rock llill IJerald. ?Messrs R. J. Harper and J Palmer King are arranging t have a moving picture show it Lancaster. They expect to giv their first exhibition in the Mac key opera house one night nex week. ?A Young People's Unioi was organized at the Baptis church Sunday afternoon.The fol lowing officers were elected; W L. Oroxton, president ; VV. M Mooie, vice-president; W. T Blackmon, secretary and treas urer. ?The entire plant of Measre J. T. and J. E. Blackwell's shin gle mill near Guess was destroy ed by fire last Sunday. The los Z _ _ 1 i AO AAA * ? * ih huoiu ^z,uuu wiucii is abou half covered by insurance. Th< origin of the fire is unknown.? Jefferson Citizen. ?Dr. F. C. Hinson, of Prim us, bas rented Mr. Beauregar Cunningham's house and lot ii East End and will doubtles move his family to town soon ft wit.hnnt oo?in? ll>ot (V>. -- ? oujf'ft 11?K mi doctor and hiajfamily will be coi dially welcomed. ?The many friends and ac mirers in tbis county, his forme home, of Evangelist I). P. Mont gomery, of Charleston, Mo., wi! he pained to learn that he is a! flicted with cancer of the nos< He is now at a hospital in Louii ville, Ky., undergoing treatment M . THE 1 ?Mr. J. R. Wolfe of Osceola I lost a valuable horse last week [] from pneumonia. ?Mr. Isaac Ueyman, a proro3 inent citizen of Chester, died in that city Saturdav, of apoplexy. t ?The Rev. W. W. Jones, a i. superannuated member of the I South Carolina Methodist nnn. jference, die<l at Waterloo last Saturday. y ?Mrs. Elizabeth M. .Bailey, who at one time resided in Chester, died at Bullock's Creek, York r county, Friday evening. She was 80 years old. ? Mrs. Julius Blackmon, of this place, met with a painful ac2 cident Monday evening. While 1 milking her cow, the animal sud" denly threw her head around, one o? the horns striking Mrs. ^ Blackmon just below the eye, badly lacerating her face. y ?Our good friend Mr. J. lv. Harris, of the ? , "VLUU "'{i3 section, kindly presented us j Monday with a mammoth turnip of his own raising. It weighed 7 1-2 pounds Mr. Harris says he got ono out of his patch that weighed 9 1-2 pounds. ?Mr. E. S. Howie, of the Osceola section, while in town yesterday, remarked that he had always been under the impres sion that the people of thiscoun9 ty were law-abiding?would not r even place an obstruction in a " public highway?but in coming to Lancaster Monday he discoved that some brush, with dirt on it, had actually been placed in k the road, r Acock-Hudson. Mr. Raymond Acock, son of Mr. John Acock, of this place, and Miss Mary E. Hudson were y married here last Sunday. The ceremony was performed by I Magistrate B. F. Phillips, of the cotton mills community. Oooch -Till ma n. Mr. Andrew Gooch, son of o j Mr. H. LI. Gooch, of the river e section, and Miss Dessie Lee Til 1. man, the popular young teacher t of the Lower damp Creek school, were married last Sunday. The tl ceremony was performed at Elt gin, by the Ilev. W. C. Winn, pastor of the Methodist church of that place. The bride, who is a niece of ^Mr. J. L. Tillman > of this vicinity, is originally from Florida. DepeiuleniH on the County for i. Aiil or Support will have to f/o i. to County Home. According to a recent act of a the legislature it is now unlawt ful for the supervisor and com9 missionors of Lancaster comity - to extend aid to indigent persons outside of the County Home. It has been the custom heretofore ^ to give orders to parties needing n help, allowing them to remain at their respective homes. Hereafter the county will aid or support only thoso who go to the County Home. ?A special communication of Antioch Lodge of Freemasons ,r will be holden Monday night, Mar. 16th at 6 o'clock. Some " unfinished work to be done. Officers to be elected and a full attendance of the membership is J" desired. 1.1 B. F. Adams, Sec. / \ LANCASTER NEWS, MARCl Death of Little Oirl. Little Miss Idell Bailey, daugfa ter of Mr. Sam Bailey, of th Jones X Roads section, died Sun day afternoon of heart failure after a few hours' illness. Sh about nine years of age. Th remains wer? hnri^H ? - w.v I/Utavu lUVMlUtiy it New Hope church. Death of Mrs. Williatn Taj/lor. Mra. Laura Taylor, wife ( Mr. William Taylor, of the Dixi section, died last Friday ever ing, of pneumonia. She was a estimable lady, and was great I liked by all who knew her. He maiden name was Small, an she was a half sister of Mr. li L. Usher. She was about 4 years of age. Her husband an several children sur\ive her. Tli burial was at Union Iiapii; church Saturday, of which chare Mrs. Taylor was a connister member. Death of a Young Man. Mr. Brack Wright, $on of Mi Richard Wright, <lied Sund.n after a lingering illness, at hi father's home in the Unity sec tion. lie was about 20 years ( age. He had been) at work t the cotton mills here, out on a< count of his failing health, n turned home a few weeks age The burial was at Camp Cree Baptist church Monday afternoo at 3 o'clock. Death of Mr. John Reynolds. Mr. John Reynolds died Sun day night at his home in th cotton mills community, of pnei monift. He farmed last year i the Dry Creek section and move here a few weeks ago. At 111 time of his removal to Laneaste his wife was ju"t recovering froi an attack of pneumonia. Mi Reynolds was originally froi North Carolina. He was a soi in-law of Mr. Artie Baker an was about 35 years old. H leaves a widow, but no ehildrei The burial was in West Sid cemetery yesterday. Minn Mary Agnes }Vade Dead. The many friends in this coui tyf where she formerly resided will regret to learn of the deat of Miss Mary Agnes Wade, reh tt i?- - niic wi una, ?? . II. IV1V0S OI 111 place, which occurred in Miasisi ippi a few days ago, of which w have received the following n< tice from Tillman, Mis9.: Died at the residence of Mri Davidson, Red Lick, Mi98., o the fifth of March, Miss Mar Agnes Wade, aged 87 vear9 an G months. She was a native < South Carolina, where she spei the greater part of her life. A ter all the ties of her old hoin in Carolina had been severed I: death and reverses, she came I I Mississippi twelve or lourtee years ago to join her relatives. Rev.,E. M. Stewart, of Fayett paid kind and affecting tribu to her memory, as he spoke mar words of comfort to her frien< and relations. Wo laid her rest at the "Brick Church" cen etery where rest her brother I)r. Patrick II Wade and Mr. , Ilive9 Wade, and one sister, Mi Charlotte P. Wade. Her la words as 9he closed her eyes death were: Come and go Horn with me." A Friend. (Columbia papers please copj H 11, 1908. * 1 PERSONAL | | ? ?1 - Mr. Lutta Hood visited Char- i b loste this week. Mrs. R. C. Brown is visiting ? her parents in Marion. Mrs. Waddy R. Thomson is visiting her parents in Darling- 'r( ton. ?f Architect U. E. White: of || e Rock Hilt, was in town yester- I l- diy. " Mr. \V. F. Canies spent Sun- V -N day in the country with rela- P ?r j> tives. } Attorney E. 1). BlMceney, of r| Kershaw, is attending court here ^ this week. k ie Superintendent A.P. McClure, st of the L & C. road, went to ih Bl.icksburg Monday. Mr. Leroy S. Davidson, of Ker shaw, returned this week from a ^ trip to New York. cl I Dr. and Mrs. W. U. Sapp, of h p. the eastern portion of the county, spent Monday in Lancaster. ]j 18 Mr. R. W. D ?ster, of Pleasant Valley, was among the pleasant ) f , * callers at this office yesterday, it fc Mr. W. G. Adatns, the well- tl , known builder and contractor 01 , of Ruck Ilill, was in town Monk day. G n Mr. John W. Walters, ot the I ? - - - T Tradesvillo section, returned f8 Monday night from a visit to e( Camden. b i- Messrs lieath, Pegram, Mac- L) e key and Blake, of Lancaster, p i were in tlie city last night.? n Rock Llill Record. / The Rev. and Mrs. Preston e Marion, of Suinter, were the r guests of Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Al- ?^ 11 lison last Saturday. r. n Mr. J. M. Hood, of the Greg- ?1 j. ory-Hood Company, has gone 'A'' ,i West alter another carload of noti< u wort e mules and horses. i. Mr. and Mrs. V. L. Brandt, of ding lo Lancaster, S. O., spent yesterday s^>_^ in the city, stopping at the Bu- HI ford.?Charlotte Observer. ";t '' Miss Janie Glenn Chambors j. m ^ and Miss Laura Chambers, of ^ I Edgmoor, are visiting the for- 44 \x mer's sister, Mrs. J. T. Wylie FOR week ?- Miss Virginia Trusdale, of 4 is Kershaw, a Winthrop student, for 3- spent Monday here with Mr. e II. N. Sowell's family. >4FOH Mr. W. T. Blackmon, of the Ap 44Ilaile Gold Mine section, one of Flat Creek's most successful 1 11 farmers, spent Saturday in Lany caster. bu d twef ,f Mrs. William Anderson, with h?r daughter and son and Miss ?t 8. f. Eliza Wylie, of Lancaster, epent a m 0 yesterday afternoon in the city ''ue( , with Mrs. S. W. Fryor.?Chester * Lantern. 43 to n Mr. W. T. Vanlandingham. ol Gi ' Ken Dry Creek, spent Sunday at Edp- ?? o moor wi'h Mr. I). Eli Dunlap, whose illness has boon noted in thei te tllfftl these columns. Mr. Dunlap is jg now much improved in health, hoi n iii-v an/1 oK""t . |j ?uu ?"UU" cluti 10 Mar a Mrs J. P. Hunter, who has Noti 8, been spending a day or two at LlHI! J, her home here, returned todies- ^ 88 ter yesterday to Sheriff Hunter, cin st who is still at the I'ryor hospital, in Mrs. Hunter says her husband's j ia condition continues to improve fc0rp rapidily. A few days ago he took r0oi r) a two-mile walk. Mrs 5 Tmrz i 1U Y Ulg \n i> the interest of the trade jnerally, we enumerate a w of the articles carried | i stock at the present. As a Leader nr candy supply ' \ comlete. Milk Kisses 5c a box, v: ist the hit. Chewing Gum, endless vaety ; Chicklets and other andard brands. For a quick luncheon any md of canned poods. iSoft Drinks: Soda Wa srs, all ilavors. Now to the wants of early Gardeners D. M. Ferry & Co.'s celerated Seeds; can supply nythiug wanted in the seed J ne. . m. i... i i una . ?v t* Keep up tne ipply and demands in this ne. Lemons?Fine ones, too. rish Potatoes >r seed in stock?Red Bliss, le variety mostly looked . >r. Come and get a peck . r a bushel. Pepper, Spice, Tomatoes, round Pepper in can3. Jellies, Baking Powders, eas,choicest English break ist, Shimosa choice blend1. Cigars, 2 fors, 3 fors, good rands 5c, Cinco included, uke's Mixture and other ipe and cigarette brands. Your patronage solicited. L W. CHANCE 40-65 isiness Notices. ^"All Notices inserted under head at the rate of ONE CENT fORD for each insertion. No se to be counted less than 25 Is. >ME to the News office for wedinvitutions printed in the lutest I . .ANIvS?All kinds of blanks /or at the News office tf JLKS AND HORSES?Our Mr. . Hood is in the markets buying a f males and horses, which we are cting here soon. Gregory-Hood Live Stock Co. SALE?Fine Berkshire pigs six ;s old, $o.OO each. Leroy Springs. >4-i5 SALE?liny marts, kind and gentle, Indies or young girls to drive. Coll address, W. T. Vanlandingham 45 Lancaster, lionte 3. S/1L.E?Lot of tine corn and fodder, ply to If. J. Thompson, 45 Lancaster, 14. F. D. 5. ; ?ALE?Fonr good plug mules. 45 Lancaster Mercantile Co. DOES. ? Will award contracts to >1(1 bridges on Cedar creek, be'ii Crenshaw place and quarry, >duy, March 17th, at 11 30 a. ni. iame day at the old Brown place p. in. ; at Gills creek, near liraplace, Friday, March 20th, at 11 Fiat creek, Pitman bridge, iday, March 24th, at 10 30, a. m. d required, anil the usual rights rvcd. L. J. Perry. 4S County Supervisor. irden seed and cabbage plants at ne 11 s tf NTED?Users of typewriters to II on the News ofllce to get r ribbons and Carbon paper, both i grade. tf. ; SACK.? At the News Otlloe, ewriter supplies of all kinds, inii>K Ribbons, Carbon paper, lifolding paper. Stenographers s books, Ac. When you need anysr, call on us. tf [r. J. M. Riddle, dr. visited iton this week. -Mr. W, G. Bowers, one of caster's well known contraci, has completed a nice six m cottage in Kock LIill for i. A. J. Ballard.