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ILOCAL DOTSJ f eh ?=rf5 Cotton, ll^c. ; seed, 20 cts. The Antioch school will opeu next Monday morning, with Mis* Arabella Greigliton, of Rock Hill, as teacher. The infant child of Mr. Philip Taylor, ot the Wild Cat section, here last Friday. Fortunately no serious damage was done.?Ker shaw Era. Dr. Laney's new residence at | the' corner of Market street and Chesterfield avenue is nearing completion' and when finished j will be one of the most attractive homes in East End. Lancaster's young men evidently have no desire to serve Uncle Sam as soldiers. The recruiting station recently opened here was closed yesterday. It is i stated that not a single application was made to enter the eer- ( vice. i As will be seen by announce rneut elsewhere, the Lancaster 1 Merchantile company's prize of 1 for of $40 in gold was won by J. II. Crawlord, a colored citizen. The second priz?, No. 1034, lias 1 not yet been claimed? who holds the luckey number!' The third| prize of $5 was won by Rlrs.1 Bertha Billings. Mr. II. P. Hammond, a successful young larmer of the Pleasant Hill section, has left at . this ollice a vegetable freak, which grew in his garden. It is ' the product of a cabbage seed and i1 is indeed a curiosity. Just above the roots is a large, hard, heavy substance, conical in shape aud surmounted by several apparently collard leaves. Mesaers W T (irnrtni-r- atirl I A.B.Ferguson, with the assist- 5 ance of Real Estate Broker J. E. j ' I'oag, of Rock Hill, have been ' busy this week getting ready tor the big auction sale ot lots which they are to have soon, probably uext month. The lots, as heretofore published lie east of town, a number of thera being within the ' cfirnnrittn limits Snrtrov*r?r> rr lU Belk has been engaged in raak- ' ing the necessary surveys, laying ' off lots, streets, etc. The location c p is a good one for a suburban town. f, ?.. vuiioouhy iii^ui, ageu about two months. A son of \Ir. Lewis Rollings of Chesterfield county, a young man died Tuesday night at Nlouetta mills, in Chester county. The Rev. VV. C. Ewart, form erly of Lancaster but now pas'or of the Yorkville A. R. P. church, has beeu granted a month's vacation by his congregation. A communication on the subloot ? i?w w? luicuijjcittnce was received yesterday too 'ate lor publication in today's paper. It will appear in our next issue. Dr. L. T. Gregory informs us that he saw an open boll ot cotton which he was told was taken from the field of Mr. Wm. Robiasou near Llaile Gold Mine. Mr. John S. Withers, lor a number of years reading clerk of the House of Representatives, died suddenly at his home in Chester Wednesday afieruoon. Mr. T. C. Nelson's hous? was stiuck by lightning during the progress of the thunder storm I THE LA Mr. S. M. Busby has been elected superintendent of the Shaudon school, and not principal, as heretofore published. The Dixie Camp, Woodmen of the World, will meet ou the 18th instead of the 17th instant, at 2 o'clock p. m. Zion Farmers' Union will meet next Friday. 17th instant, at 3. 30 p. m. A lull attendance is de 8.red. C. H, Everall, Sec. Mr. Luther Bowers and Miss Florence Threatt, daughter of Mr. Joseph Threatt. were married Sunday by Coronet J. Montgomery Caskey. Master Marion, son ot Mr. A D. Billiard, had one ot his feet severely cut on a piece of broken glass, one day this week. The wound was dressed by Dr. Laney. The County Farmers' Union, which met here yesterday, was still in session when The News went to press in the afternoon. Tl - - uiree persons trom different parts ot North Carolina, bitten by supj osed mad dogs, have gone to Charlotte ti.is week to have a tnad s'one applied, among them Mr. John T. Gardner, a farmer of Cabarrus county. The union services will be held tomorrow(Sunday)night in the A. R. P. church. The sermon will be preached by Dr. Robert Adams, president of the Pres1 v. terian College at Clinton, who, as announced in Wednesday's News, i9 here assisting the pastor . f ll TA 1 oi tne fresnytenan church, the Rev. Chalmers Fraser. in a series of meetings preparatory to communion service tomorrow morning. Mr. C. L. Griffin, father of the infant at the cotton mills that was born with a lleshy growth protruding from the mouth, as heretofore published in The News, tells us that a tooth lias since appeared on the unnatural part, the tooth being in no way connected with the gums. 1 u?>usands rf persons, says Mr. Grillin, have been to his home to see the child. In addition to local phy sicians, it has been examined bv Dr. Xisbet. of Charlotte, and Dr. Haile, of Rock Hill, As soon as the chil 1 gots a litiie stronger the father expects to take it to Rock 11111 to undergo a surgical operation. Death of Mr. a J. Urijfln's father. Monroe Enquirer; Jackson J. Griffin died at his home at I lagan. Ga., June 23, 100 s He was horn in I'nion county, N. C.. July 31, 1S30, and was therefore nearly TS years old. Mr. driffin was twice married. His irst wife was Miss Mariraret Parser and his second was Mi-s Mary Funderburk. Four sons and wo daughters by the liret wile lurvive. Ilis sons are Messrs. Henry Griffin, of Reidsville. Ua. John Griffin, of Manassas, Ga ; j. J. Griffin, of Lancaster coun;y, S. C., and L. A. Griffin. ?-f Chesterfield, S. C., and the laughters are Mrs. II. Deason, )t Manassas, Ga , and Mrs. I. W. Belk, ot Hagan, Ga. His second ivife and oue son, Uufus Griffin, )l Ilagan, Ga., survive. Jo Witts Witch Iiazel Salve is good for nts, burns, bruises and scratches. It is specially good for piles. Recommended ud sold by all druggists. w-s UslCASTER NEWS, JULY Kershaw Oil Mill's Successfu Management. Kershaw Era : At the annua stockholders' meeting yesterda; of the Kershaw Oil Mill the dir ectors and all the old officers who have so successfully man a&ed the affairs r?f mill (reelected: J, T. Stevens, pre sident; R. B. Mackey, vice pre*i dent; F. E. Culvein secretar; and manager. A divi lend o ten percent was declared. j The Survey itf the Lancaster tun Kershaw Line?Proyress o the Work % Survej ors Dwight, Wilson an< I C dcock, v. hd were appom.ed i; the governor to survey the lin between Lmcaster and Kersha\ counties, began their work Tues 'day morning at IVav's terrv. m I he Catawba river. They wer enable to find the old corner a the ferry. Runniim a line abou a half mile up the river, th< surveyors then struck out in th direction of Ilussel Place, whicl point was probably reached da betore yesterday. It wiii mos> likely be the latter part of nex i week before Kershaw, the diputed territory, is reached. 1 : is thought that great difficult; will be experienced iu loca'inj the coruer near Bethel church south of Hanging Rock creek. 01 the old st*ge road leading fron Lancaster to Camden. Il tha 1 corner can he found, it is sai< that there will be no trouble ii running the line, which is s ; straight one, from that point b j Lynches r ver. The headquarters of the 9ur veying party for the present i at Liberty Hill. Superviso Ferry, Representative Robinsoi ; and Mr. Wiliiam Denton wer | with the surveyors one day thi week. , Two Men lirowncd at Grea Falls. Two colored men. John Glad nev, of White Oak. and anothei i whoso name we have been unabh to learn, were drowned at Grea Kalis Monday afternoon, whili raft ins lops Irom Bowden Islanc to the lower dam, which is nov in course of construction by th? Southern Power company, i The river being very high a the time, rendering other work iniDraeticah'.p. ? nrnw/t 4 -- ?.% w M V4 Ul 111 C i were put to rafting logs dowi the river to the saw mill. Whei ?he raft reached a point oppo site where Rocky Creek emptie into the river, the locality beln{ known as "IIazard3.M the log: , were torn apart, precipitatiiu the raiting crew into the raginj waters. Tweutv.three of tlx . men were rescued, with grea difliculty. while two members o the crew were drowned, as stat ed. The bodies of the unfortu nate menhave notyet been touix Death of An Aged Lady. Mrs. Maliala Gent, the age( widow of the late John Gent who was a Mexican war veteran (lied last Tuesday at the home o her son, Mr. Joseph Gent, in th< ' New Cut section She \va about SO years of age and hai been in teeble health tor som | time. She was a consisten ! member of the Methodist church 1 Slifi i<? hir tlw. f/-,l . , ? - T 114 V IViiV/ ?* lUj ; son9: Messrs. Joseph, Jesse ' West and Beujamin Gent, all o this county. The remains o Mrs. Gent were buried at Hope well Wednesday. ' II. I9Q8 ! Deposito] Like t 3 busin< ing tc . | they v* what f Bank feel tl \ The Bank of Lane i 1 Grow With It. e v It wa make a ( thing e it can t profit ij Th :i I Bai t ;j oj k ; Lanes 1 "The Old 1 a gem??CgWCMI Business Notices, j I c.w -An nonces inserted under g 1 this head at t lie rate of OX K <' K X'I jA WORD for each insertion. X> r, uotice to be counted less than 2r> Q! words. e j ( ONV PEAS lor sale at $2.2.") per bu8 shel. Williams-Hughes Co SO | BRI DGE?Will let July jlst, at 10-30 i a. in., tile contract to repair or hiiiul a new bridge over Hanging Itock t creek, near Heath (Springs. Usual i rights reserved. L. J. Perry, Coun ty supervisor. FOR KENT A good six room dwelling t Apply to J M Hood 78-tf 'iSMAl.L CARPS, with envelopes to t match, suitable for invitations to entertainments, birthday parties, etc. 9 Apply at The Xe\v? olliee. 78-80 1 WAXTED FOR U.S. AR> x' ?Ablef bodied, unmarried men, bet?. eeti age? I 18 and 35, citizens of United ate?, of I 2 1 good character and teniperat oabi's, j | who can speak, read and write Engi 11s 11 For information, apply to Pet cruiting Ollicer, 16 West Fifth Si., Charlotte, X ; 3 South Main St., "l I Ashevilie,N.<; Xational Hank Iluild. ing, Shelby, X ; 101 South Center 1 I sr v . . .. . . .icn,un-, .> . - {springs i'? ii I Ull ing. Lancaster, S. C., or 167,'l4 West ^ Main St.,Spartanburg,S.C. Fork Hill School Meetinu thin Afternoon. r We ire requested to announce " th.it a meeting of the trustees , and pa'rDos of Fork llill school i will be held this(Saturday)attort noon at 3.30 o'clock, at J. E. ' Bowers'* gin house, for the purpose ot selecting a building cornj t miltee. j Boston, Mass. and Return 1 1 1 \ cry Low Itutc* \ ia SoutlM-rii ' | Hallway. , Account Supreme Lodge, Knights f ' Pythias, the Southern Railway an; nounces very low round trip rates, e from all stations. Tickets to he sold q 1 July 30th, 31st, August 1, *2, 3 and 4, I 190^ Limited August 16, 1908. Kxten11 sion of final limit to leave Boston not later than September 1?>, 190s, can e J be had by depositing ticket at Boston t | and paying fee of fl.OO Stop-overs, Washington, Baltimore i. Philadelphia and New York. Round trip rate from Lancaster. S. (' ? 939.65, Rock Hill, H. C. $29.05 For detailed information, etc , apply ' Southern Bail way Agpnts. or, f I L MEEK, f Assist General Passenger Agent. a - "vmuiu, vjru. J. C. LOSR, Division Passenger Agent, Charleston, b C == PS I ;ofeel that in bringing their | 2ss to a bank they are help- I > build it up; in other words I are giving something for I they are receiving. The I of Lancaster wants you to I hat WAV t-r.wuvi-7c* if . . V Y vvit U1UC ill :aster is Growing nts your Account?wants to itself useful to YOU in any pertaining to finance?and handle your business with to you and to itself. It* ak f { ister Reliable" "> I ill II ? vWTiaHN Can You Bake Delicious Cakes, bread or pies without high gra le flour, butter, baking p >wder or . . . ? The house wife knows she must have the host and freshest eggs, butter and if she wishes her baking a success. We will furnish your pantry and storeroom with choice groceries, dairy products, .... . and n? ir?ll as all kinds of provisions and . . . at bed rock prices from BENNETTS Koads to Let. NOTICE is hereby given t hat the Board of County Commission ers will let to ttie lowest responsibl e bidder contracts for the working an d maintenance for a period of twelve months, and the building and heepin g in repair of all bridges over dit dies and small streams, sections of fro m one to tive miles each on the followi ng public roads; The Charlotte and Camden road and the road leading from Lancaster to Kershaw by way of For* Hill Plans and specifications of each section to let mas be seen at the office nf the County Supervisor on and after Inly loth. Public notice of the time and place of letting of all sections on said Roads will be given later. Successful bidders will be required to give bond in the sum of flfty dol- i lar* per mile for the faithful performance of the contract. The r ight to reject any an d all bids is reserved As soon hereafter as t he plana and specifications for all other sections of road in the County are completed notice of the letting will be given. L. J. Perry, June 30th lf?08 County Supervisor.