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jf LOCAL DOTS \ W Sh rffl an ?The North Carolina Dem cratic convention will be held iu of Charlotte June 24th. ex ?A son was born to Mr. and tlc Mrs B. H. Plyler, of this place, Thursday, 12th instant. at ?A fine son was born to Mr. ,n* and A. J. Wilson, of the Dixie sectiou, on the 7th instant. ,rl ?The Rev. R. T. Blackmon will preach at Camp Creek Baplist church tomorrow (Sunday) afternoon at 4 o'clock. ^2 pa ?The Emery Clnb was charm . lei ly entertained Thursday after- ^ noon by Miss Juanita Wylie. 111! Dainty refreshments were served during the evening. wi The State pension board will ^ meet in Columbia next Tuesday, 17tn instant, to pass on the aps ^ plications pent. up by the couuty ^ pension boards. ^ ?J. B. Sims, whose trial this th week lor the killing of Ilamptou Stogner resulted i.i a mistrial, ha9 renewed his bail bond of 1 r $3,000 for his appearance at the ^ June term of court. th ?The many friends hero of sif Mr. Joe Baker, of the White Mi BlulT section, were pleased to ja( see him in town this week, after his prolonged and desperate spell of grip and pneumonia. ?As noted in a recent issue |,i, of The News, Dr. F, C. Hinson, pr has rented the Beauregard Cun- att niugham place in East End. m( The doctor and his family mov th ed to town this week from Pri- ne mus. th ?Mr. Herbert Kinrr wlm lion im - fell " ? been undergoing treatment at vil the Pryor hospital in Chester lor the past lew weeks, for a broken leg, returned home this week. His condition is much ^ improved. cl( ?The Itev. Oliver Johnson, jn, who has been pastor of the Neely Creek A. K. P. church for the til , past twelve years, has accepted be the call extended him by the A. It. P. congregation of Win- q| nsboro. IP ?Mr. Lonnie Small, who has '*? been confined in the WhiteheadStokes Sanatorium at Salisbury (*(? lor two weeks, has been brought to his home in this city very much improved.?Charlotte Ob server. ? Miss Kate Vaudle, daughter II of Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Yandle, pi and Mr. Jesse Poay, both of this F< city, were married at the par- Sj; Gonage at Pleasant Grove Pres- 20 byterian church Sabbath after- Ai noon, Mch. 8, 100S, by Rev. C. ch G. Hrown.?Chester Lantern. wi PC I ?Chief A. II. Hough went to ' ^ Rock Hill Sunday and carried with him a tine gold ring bo longing to Mrs. J. E. W. Haile, which was stolen from her bo- ^ fore sho left Kershaw, and which tli the uniet lia< recovered through jj patient, skilful and persorver- ^ ing work. vn ?The following olllcera of the roi Woodmen camp at this place li;i were installed at. the last regular la' meeting: J. W. Haniel, C O; !i( T. C. Stover, clerk; W. It. Greg- al ory, Escort; It.E. Adams, Sen- co try; J. It. Bel k, Manager.?Ker w< shaw Era. Jsyi THE LAN ? Attention is called to the IpS illiams-Hughescompany's nesv Jj nouncement in today's paper. I' ?Bishop Coadjutor Guerry, Mr. the Diocese of South Carolina, ahaw, pects to make his first visita* here in to Lancaster on May 4th. portei ?W. B. Rowell was acquitted Mr Florence Wednesday of kill- spent * Jonas C. Blunt about four ter. ars aso. It was his second caller al. morui ?Tltfl ? ** MW 4uwuuuiat nuilclpU , HI It lick was seriously damaged by Wax! 9 big fire oil the night of the daugl rd of February, has been re- who i ired by Contractor W. ^S. Lang- -pj1( f. Painter Ilollis llorton has uajje e contract to repaiut'the build- few j, g. He began work this week. ?Last Monday, March 9th, jjjjj as the fifty-third anniversary the ubig burning." On the h day of March, 1855, fire sl)(j|lc rept almost every square mile land in this whole section and T)r any houses were destroyed by was i] e flames.?Monroe Enquirer. Mr ? M. J. B. Hunter, of Primus nesda ctioti, went, over to Chester l?gal lursday afternoon to undergo a Tunes n days' electrical treatmeut, at Ca e Pry or hospital, for pain in the mode le. It will be recalled that or thi r. Hunter was operated upon week, it year for appendicitis. ^ ?Burglars made an unsoc her s ssful attempt to blow open the Zemp fe of Mr. J. M. Williams in . Mr. s store at McConnellsville last TT , . Heatl iday night. Discovery ot the q tempt was made Saturday *(ei truing. Examination showed at two holes had been bored ^|1( ar the combination lock; but at the work had evidently been Longi terrupted at that point.-York Thurt de Enquirer. castei ...... Mr( irig Closing of Stores During ^ ^a ^ Summer Season. g0Qt JQ We, the undersigned merchants r ,, , . of '"r Lancaster, hereby agree to )se our respective places ot busess at G o'clock p. m. from the Lanca teenth day of April, 1908, un- ter' * the fifteenth day of Septem- wee^' r, 1908, Saturdays excepted. Mis Lancaster Mer'cl Co., E. E Ileatl loud, Cherry & Co., B. C. and r 3ugh, J. J. Blackmou, lleath- ' flies Co., Peoples Supply Co., j^asS( cCardell & Allison Bros., Fun- ()( rpa rburk Co., Williams-Hughes spent ni..i p- * Vivuuni cv, tvooinsoil. Mr unitig Entertainment at Heath ' Springe. L. II( The students of Ileath Springs count igh School will give a public Lane* ay entitled "The Fruit of Ilis indeb dly," at Masonic Hall, Ileath call rings, Friday evening, March men , 11)08, beginning at 8 o'clock, thing Jmiasion tee : Adults, 25 cents; "n e; ildren 10 cents. The proceeds ^0Ws , ? . paper 11 go to tho purchase ot the liool piano. Time in playing out two hours. or king the ltoarf*. , , tho L Tho impression prevails that on ere is no way of compelling $ ;j e performance of road duty in wj|i is coun'y sinco tho passage of o new ronrl Piw - J.HI- JQ les lor iho working of tho iness uds by contract. Senator Wil- e{j t0 mis says that until the now <. iv is put into practical oporaiii, which will not be lor aovermonths, it in the duty of the ?1 unty authorities to continue to rious >rk the roads under the old Radi( stem. | (tied 1 0ASTER NEWS, MARCH 14 =======1 De PERSONAL J of Herbert Rollings, of Ker- co' is spending a few days w? with friends?Chester Re- co' Sb rei . R. F. Adams, of Korehaw, p Tuesday night in LancasHe was one of the pleasant s at this office Wednesday gu ing. s. J. P. Yandle went to iaw yesterday to see her e? iter, Mrs. J. A. Gamble, s sick.?Ckestei Lantern. a Hon. W. U. Clyburn, of gy| Gold Mi no ononL ? f~? ? ? I "jfvui a IUW i Lancaster this week. . R. M. Langley, of Rock Th was in town Thursday. ex jb Crenshaw, of this city, is ling thisjweek in Lancaster. ' ck Hill Record. . J. E. CornwelLof Chester, W n town Thursday. of . W. B. Stickley left Wed- cu ,y morning for Lancaster on business.?Concord, N. C., 8,J j. hu W pt. Amos Hough,Kershaw's ^ 1 chief of police, spent two ee days in Lancaster this ^ F. !8 Janie Johnson is visiting Mi ister in Charlotte, Mrs. br< L. , and Mrs. P. T. Twitty, of ^e a Springs, spent Thurs- an ight and yesterday in Lanal i Hon. T. B. Butler, of ^ ey, who is a candidate for ess from this district, spent iday and yesterday in Lansli 3. T. L. Clyburn and Miss Mi Jlyburn,of Haile Gold Mine t\v n, are ^visiting the family lai .John A. Cook. tw 3. .Nannie Williams, of w< ister, visited her daughtfrs. T. B. Clyburn, last sp ,?Kershaw Era. ^ 38 Annie Belle Barton, oi 1 Springs,is visiting friends elatives in this city. ssrs. F. M. Lowry, 11. B. T1 ay and U. E. Gregory, three Lo xahaw's leading citizens, bn! yesterday in Lancaster. . J. L. llorfon, of Chester- ^?' Do County, and his son, Mr T. ov, ">rton, of Flat Creek, this Hoi y, spent a day or two in I J!"1 ister this week. Wo are 1)n ted to them tor a pleasant <<? Wednesday. Both gentleHit evidently know a good ci? when they see it, tor each Kx icamining a copy of The ,promptly subscribed to the , paying a year in advance. Ca) . ? . , Su i*f/ of It. />. Carriers; 1 'J tiled. I Dn 3ro will be a call meeting of, I>u ancaster County K. L. C. A.|ln| .turday, the 15th of March, I Tn 50 o'clock p. m. Meeting Co e hold at fho pout-office at ister. All carriers aro urgbe present, if possible. Bus. ' ' of importance to be attend- I on that date. hW Samuel R. Williams, US Pres. L. Co. K. I,. C. A. - 1 ? ? v L. Cass Carpenter, a noto carpetbagger in the days of' Co ;al rule in South Carolina,! ecently in Denver, Col. j 0 , 1908. ath of iMtly in. Chesterfield. Mrs. Rebecca Jowers, widow U? George Jowers, of Chesterfield naty, died a few days ago. She is a Miss Leigh, of Lancaster * uuty, and was in her 83d year, e is survived by three childa, Mrs. S. E.Clark, Mrs. A. Johnson and Mr. \V. J. D. \fcers, of Arkansas. To tli - ?? - geuei rvey Preliminary to Water- few < works in st< Mr. Goss, of the civil engin- ^ ring firm of Jaudon & Goss, of orgia, arrived here Thursday ^ur make a survey of the town just 1 th the view ol establishing a Ck stem of water-works, in accord- riety ce with contract recently 8ti^ ide with Council, as noted in kind ie News at the time. Mr. Goss So pects to begin work today. Nc irther Particulars in Relation | to Late Mrs. \V. 1*. Taj/lor. In the notice of the death in , I DTritf ednesday's issue of The News anytl Mrs. W. P. Taylor, which oc- line, rred on the 6th instant, at her me in the Dixie section, it was ited that she is survived by her Le isbatid and several children. -j> e have since learned the names All the children. They are Misses for si uie, Dizzil, Inez and Davis the ylor, of this county, and Mrs. ' 'R B. Gettis, of Pineville, N. C. pe 8. Taylor also leaves two Grou others and one sister, Mr. R A 6cl6 Usher and Mrs. W. T. Fun- fa6j rburk, of Lancaster county, ed. d Mr. J. T. Usher, of Gainesle, Ga, The burial and fuuer- Puk< services at Union Baptist pipe lurch Saturday were conducted , her pastor, Rev. R. T. Black | a* Mr. W. S. Horton, of the Keraw section, and his brother, -q *. C. C. Horton, of Kershaw, o of Lancaster County's gal- "jj^gTA it Confederate veterans, spent o or three days in town this notice ti ?ek. wordaMiss Lessie Johnson has been d|^2 ending a few days with rela- style. res in Kersliaw. iTTTn ? PHie at tl STATEMENT TnTTTTTTi Of the Condition of tween'1 ( tie Bank of Lancaster anted at Lancaster, 8 C, at tLo close of 1"*.!? ^ v dness March 9th, 1908. Tuesday RESOURCES. 1Joml re( reserved ans and Discounts, $950,481.31 43 48 tnand Loans, 88,348.21 t erdrafts, 6.89'.98 ?Garde. Bennett hum nun quicks owqciI by liiink U,70(5.25 _____ aking House, 5,800.00 WANT] rniture and Fixtures 1,000.0!) call < o from Banks and Bankers 02,740,00 j'.,e'r rrency, 10,910.00 '"gtl gr" Id, 2,870.00 FOR s ver, Nickels and Pennies, 500.15 Typewr ecks and Cash Items 2,411,55 eluding changes for the Clearing House 160 79 $412,204.17 thi"g' C! LIABILITIES. pital, $50,000.00 1 ,C rplus Fund 50,000.00 ~ divided Profits less Current IT V Expenses and faxes Paid, 27,881.39 e to Banks and Bankers. 3,820.88 ^ 'J o Un| Dividends 320.0O Oillces ii lividual Deposits Subject to Jheck, 183,830.81 no Certiticntes, 125,613.11 """"""" rtitled Cheeks 108.00 Dr. shier's Cheeks, 629.65 *,42'20U7 Ollice ATE OF SOUTH CABOLINA, i County ol Lancaster. j |>??8H lleforo me ca ne Geo. W. Williams,Cashier ^ iiOt Tlw. I! i n b r.# I . ........ ... unuuiMiir, wno ueili^ Hilly i orn, says that tin- abovo and fore^oin^ *tenant is i trim coiid t i.>n of said Hank, . shown by the books of lib in said bank. GEO. W. WILLIAMS. Casiiif.u. l>r. iworti t<> tid subscribed before nie, this W51S II h day ul March, liJUN. Thursti VS I \V 111 lltllt , N. i'. OF S. t\ m et Att. i. ^jrtS V.'a :yC. Iho- sou i shaW i M. 1*. Crawford, > Directors. ' W.T.Gregory ) |Ron. 5 iving n 10 interest of the trade rally, we euumerate a af the articles carried >ck at the present. s a Leader candy supply is com- 1 . MilkKi98es5c a box, B the hit. a ewing Gum, endless va- 1 I (yhlOklwtH HIlll t ? .V?W MUVt V/VIICI lard brands, r a quick luncheon any of canned goods, ft Drinks: Soda Wa all flavors. w to the wants of early jrardeners M. Ferry & Co.'s cele- s )d Seeds; can supply > hing wanted in the seed nits : We keep up the , ly and demands in this j motiR?Fine ones, too. ; sh Potatoes ; ?ed in stock?Red Bliss, variety mostly looked ' Come and get a peck bushel. pper. Spice, Tomatoes, s nd Pepper in cans, lies, Baking Powders, * choicest English break- ; Shimosa choice blend- \ rars, 2 fors, 3 fors, good ? ds 5c, Cinco included. _ ^ * * - - " 3 h mixture and other and cigarette brands. < ur patronage solicited. W.CHANCE 40-65 iness Notices. ill Notices inserted under 1 at the rate of ONK CENT I) for each insertion. No i be counted less than 25 1 to the News ofllce for weditationa printed in the latest KS?All kinds of blanks for he News ofllce tf KS. ? Will award contracts to )rj(1 irtw nti u~ r?-~ vturti UI CCIV, ueCrenshaw place and quarry, , March 17th, at 11 30 a m. day at the old Brown place n. ; ut Gills creek, near Grace, Friday, March 20th, at 11 lat creek. Pitman/ bridge, , March 24th, at 10 30, a. m. quired, and the usual rights L. J. Perry, County Supervisor. n seed and cabbage plants at s. tf EI)?Users of typewriters to 3ii the News office to get ibons and Carbon paper, both ide. tf. ALE.? At the News Office, iter supplies of all kinds, inItibbons, Carbon paper, ding paper. Stenographers r>ks, ?fcc. When you need anyall on us. tf OFE8NIOXAL (JdllDM KRY II1NES r'Tfiwvii'r i'c i i - v,- -/? jl -iv/i rr n Springs Hlock, Over ( .IoikTs store LANCASTER, S. C. J. E. WELSH, DENTIST, in Kmmons Building o ,e First .National Bank. le No. 8. ANCASTER, S. C. ; W. C. Twitty.ot Ivershc r i town Wednesday a lay. Almetta Welsh, of I is visiting the Misses J(