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- ?r v~ ~ < Y j|| LOCAL DOTS "^jjj Cotton, ll*c. ; seed, 20 cts. ^ A son was born to Mr. and Mrs. W. 11. Reed Wednesday, 15th instant. Today week, July 25th, the State campaigu party will speak in Lancaster. The Chestnut Ridge school will open Monday, with Mr. M. J. Green as teacher. There will be Children's Day exercises and a picnic at Hanging Rock church today. There will be Children's Day exercises iu the Baptist church at Kershaw tomorrow night. Many persons from Lancaster went to the picnic at Beaver Creek church yesterday. The Bruce school will open next Monday, July 20,with Miss Annette Stover as teacher. The Elgiu school will open next Monday, with Miss Alice Mitchell, of Rock Hill, as teacher. Ocean View hotel and other property at Wrightsville Beach were destroyed by fire Thursday morning. Ool. W. I). Camp, who had *C been auditor of Cherokee county since its formation in 1897, died Tuesday afternoon. Quite a number ot Lancastrians are expecting to attend the picnic at Camp Creek Baptist church today. Mr. Tillman Philip* accident, ly fell 011 the pavement near the bank and broke his arm at the wrist.?Kershaw Era. 'Ihe three candidates for Congross in this district will speak at Westville Monday July 20, and at Kershaw .fnlv 91 ?Ker 9lia\v Era. borne one deliberately and maliciously threw a croquet ball ? through one of the large windows at the school building ?Kershaw Era. Mr. A. K. Bailey, of the Elgin section, presented us Thursday with some ot the nicest and largest peaches that we have seen this season. Owing to the difficulty being experienced in getting material ^< delivered here promptly, it will be about ten days before work will be started on the new Methodist church* Miss Lizzie Triplett, 17 years old, daughter of Mrs. Claudia Triplelt, of the vicinity of Chester, died Wednesday afternoon, of consumption. Mr. John C. Whitesides, a farmer of the Sharon section 01 York county, committed suicide a few days ago, by shooting him 9elf in the head The infant daughter of Mr, James Brasingtou, of the Fork Hill section, died Wednesday, aj:ed about nine months. The burial was a' Pleasant Plains Thursday. At court in Yorkville this week, Laurence Marley, white, charged with killing John Warlick, who was also white, was tried and found guilty of man slaughter and carrying concealed weapons. The defendant was ably represented by Messrs. T. F. McDow and John R. Hart. THE LAN The pastor, the Kev. J. L. McKinetry, of Waxhaw, requests us to annouuce that there will be preaching at Six Mile Presbyterian church tomorrow (Sunday) atternoou at 4 o'clock. The Emery Club was delightfully entertained Thursday alternoon by Mrs. T. M. Hughes. Dainty refreshments were served. The Club will hold no further meetings until after the summer ? season. I J Bob Howard, a negro, was|j( given 100 lashes and ordered f?|t] leave the country by indignaui citizens in the Clover section of ^ York county, a few days ago, for starting a false report about a white girl's being criminally as?L saulted. Lewis Potts, colored, was recently arrested at the cotton mills, t] by Policeman J. M. Sowell, on a the charge of selling whiskey, b He waived a preliminary hearing L and his caso was sent up to the tl higher court by Magistrate Phil- p ips, for trial. b The union services tomorrow ? night will be held in the Bap U ?Ml usi. tiuuruu, inn sermon will be preached by the Rev R. A. V Lummus, of Richhure, who is n here assisting the Rev. 0. VV. , Carmichael, of the A. R. P. p Church, in communion service, w The people of Colleton county d I are much exercised about a u strange animal at large in that section. Those who have seen it 1 say it is "about the size of a year- 8 ling calf, has a head shaped like 1 ' a dog.screams like a peacock and 1 1 leaps like a kangaroo." Since his election as superin- j tendent of the Shandon graded ^ school, Mr. S. M. Busby, form j erly principal ol the Lancaster j, school,has been elected principal ^ of the Sumler city schools.which a [ was decliued however, 011 ac- 0 1 count of the previous accentaucy ( ot the Shandon school. Mr. LI. L. Lord, formerly 1' manager of the Union-Buffalo fc mills, who recently accepted a v position with Col. Leroy Springs, ( 1 to assist in the management of the letter's mill propeit'es, will in a few days return to New ; England, from whence he came, j I having accepted an oiler from i ^ the Bates Mills at Lewiston, 1 : Maine. a 1 The Red IIill school, a new j school established in the Rich j Hill district, will open next Mon- . 1 day with Miss Dora Hii son as v teacher. The ladies of the com c i niunity will serve an ico-cream supper at the school house next f t Friday night, the proceeds to go j I toward buying an organ for the t , school. The public is cordially ^ invited to attend. j Un Sunday last about 100 1 stalks of Mr. T. B. Craig's fine ? bottom corn, on Route No. 5, a ' were ruined by a buggy being j dri ven down one of the rows, I y 1 apparently done for that purpose, though it is possible that \ the horse attached to the vehicle t , ran away. The occupants of a the buggy were boys or young ( _ .1 : * i ~ 4 i a 4 i i | men, mm u ia smhi iijhi Uiey a - J were under the influence of li- s [ quor. If the trespass was in I i tentional, it was a most despica- e , ble act and the guilty parties t should be punished. c *5* CASTER NEWS, JULY II i For Sale:12 t?usheln of Wonderful Peas at $2 0() : : : Williams- Hughes Company. Vie Waterworks Bonds. As noted in our last issue, udge Ernest Moore went lo Coimbia this week to argue before le Supreme Court the action istituted to test the validity of ae water-works bonds issued by ae town. After hearing the a?e the Court promptly granted u order confirming the circuit ecree validu .ng the issue. As published in The News at ae time, the entire issue, mounting to $30,000, was taken y the local banks, the Hank of ,anca8ter, the First National and lie Farmers' Hank & Trust Com-j 5inv f.ti If i ii or 4: 1 n OHA va.?w v.. _ -t XV,VIU? Ul lilO onds at par. fomicide in the County?One Negro Fatally Shoots Another. A latal, difficulty occurred Wednesday between two colored ren, Barl Fraser and Harvey lassey, on the Witherspoou lantation on Catawba river, in ihich Fraser received a load ot hot in the abdomen, the weapon sed by Massey being a shot gun. I lie trouble was about a cow. It j said that Fraser went to Mas- ' ey's house, cursed him aud I hrew a plow at him, whereupon ( he latter got his gun and shot us assailant, as stated. Fraber was attended by Dr. {. C. brown, Dr. Strait also eing called in to see him. The ihysicians saw littie or no hope or the negro at the outset, who iied of his wound Thursday tleruoon. An inquest was held ver the body yesterday by ^ 'oroner J. W. Caskey. ? ?_ ' ? ' oiassey was arrestea ana . odged in jail Thursday evening i >y Constable I. T. Hunter, oa a warrant issued by Magistrate1 yaskey. ] Marriage of Mr Moultrie Hill- i inga. Mr. M. (5. Billing9, son ot the i a'e Capt. K. G. Billings, was i narried in Camden a tew days i tgo, as will be seen from the t'ol- i owing, taken trom the Wateree des9eni;er <?t this week. Mr. 3illing9, it will be recalled, had i desperate attack ot pneumonia vhile on a visit to Lancaster, his >ld home, last winter: Mr. M C. Billing^ of Mullins. ormerly ol Lancaster, and Miss iell Myers, of Camden, w?re narried on the 6th met., Kev. iieroen oiucianng. Miss I Myers is a ver> estimable younn atly, and wh extend our con :ratulalions and wish them long unl happy lives. I Small Fire. Tnere was an alarm ot tire iVednesday evening, hut fortu I lately the fire proved to he a i imall one. It recurred in the Clayton restaurant, on Main treet, starting about the cook 1 tove. A bucket of lard near >y caught on fire, making a coniderable blaze, hut owing to the imely discovery, the flames were juickly extinguished. B. I9Q8 What 11 Many people do n< Capital is for, or the di of little or no capital ai A RpmW is the fund that pro loss : therefore the larg tection the depositor h; This Bank has a Capital of Surplus of Stockholders Liability in Addition Making a total of This means that tl lose $181,000.00 before one cent. This protect When you think " think T1 Bank of ? Gcuj/e &. The place to get bile, Wagon or Furn style. Rubber-tiring sonable. Shop back ^ W. B. C Fine dame of Chens, b. Mail. Our lellow townsman Mr. T H. Davis and Mr. H. \Yr. Ornisby if Saluda, S C., have conclude! m interesting game of dies il'hinh tliav houii bann <An.lnel " IIIV ?| I'UWT t<(l ? V ? UllVJUV^I itig by mail lor ihe past tlire months.the result being a victor' for Mr. Davis. The game wa is follows: Whites?Mr. ormsby: Itlacks?Mr I ?avis. 1 I*? K ? I I'? K 1 J I'? K It I 2 I* X P :t K K??B :t :t I*?K Kt I I It?It I I B?Kt 5 l??I 5 I*?K It t 0 < 'A ST I j Ms 0 Kt?K 2 7 I'?It :? 7 t'ASTI.KS 8 I'?K Kt 3 8 Kt?Kt :i it K ?Kt 2 it P? { 10 P?K H t 10 Kt? It :t II P?Kt I II w Kt?K 2 12 P X P 12 P X P l.t K It?Kt '? IS P?t^ I 1 I K It?P. 2 11 P X P 15 P. X P 15 P?It .1 1?? It 2 I it It?K { 17 ?K It 2 17 Kt?< J I IS It?if 2 IS if?if 2 1ft H?K U 1 lft I*?K It I 20 It?if .'t JO Kt?K 0 chock .'I It X Kt J1 I* X r 22 l|.\ 1' 22 It?iJ 1 2.1 if Kt?(f 2 2:t if R?K I Whites resign. Music for the Reunion. Among the attractive teat tire of the Confederate reunion to 1) held at Dixie, August 14, will b an "old fiddlers' convention. There are some fine musician among the old soldiers as wel as among t lie younger genert tion, and the music that will b rendered at the reunion wii alone be worth the trip to Dixit 5 t Means Dt know what a Bank's ifference between a bank id one with large capital. s Capital tccts the depositors from er it is, the greater prois. $50,000.00 81,000.00 > 50,000.00 $181.000.00 his bank would have to its depositors could lose ;ion is for YOU. Bank" "The Old Reliable." tie La n raster I rs \ilnt sS/?op your Huggy, Automoiture repainted in good a specialty. Prices reaof Bennett's store. LENDENING " Business Notices. gjm~\\\ Nullcpfl inserted under this head at tlie rate of ONE OKN'I ' A WORD for each insertion. NV i notice to he counted less than *2P g words. - PCI! SALE?Mercantile grocery stock and lixiurcs for sale at a bargain. Apply to .1. K. Taylor. Lancaster. y g Pol! SALE <?K KENT?Desirable Sroom residence in Lancaster. Location I i-Ai i'iii'ih. mini ana suiines on preni [ ises. Terms ri^lit. Apply to Miss ' I Initio Taylor. 82-tf A..I. IlKnoM ?'<?."> lit ooni lilass nnd Knamclled Ware ami t'nndy Ti<l Hits are the talk of ilio tow n and lomury. See his windows. 82-8.? W11Y N<?T introduce now hlood Into your ilock of ehiekons ' I havo 20 voting single-comb lilaek Minorca Cockerels. pure hlood, premium stoek. to go at .">0 rents eaeh Up to the 2<>th of .lull . Lewis L. Illnckinoti, at Mention's. 82 SASlI 1)1 tolls and HI.INItS at patiie prlees. Write for delivered prices. .1. I'. Stewart. 101 rltureh St., t'hestor, S. (82-01 Salesman Wanted to look after our interest in Lancaster and adjacent counties Salary or Commission Address, The Victor Oil Co., Cleveland, Ohio 82-81! BKI IXi K ? Will let July 21st. at 10-80 a. in., the contract to repair or build a new bridge over Hanging Hock creek, near Heath Springs. Usual ifl rights reserved U J. Perry, Conn^ ty Supervisor. WANTKD FOR 1. S. A KM Y?Ablehodied, unmarried men, between ages 18 and So, citizens of United States, of good character and temperate habits, 3 who can speak, read and write Kng i urn! rur information, appiy to ?ecruiting Officer, 10 West Fifth St , ! Charlotte, X <' : 3 South Main St Asheville, N.C.; National Hank Build6 ing, Shelby, N ; 401 South Center |J St.. Statesville, N O. ; Lenoir, N.C or 167V& West Main St., Spartanburg. ). S.C. 73-104