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J ??~ts LOCAL DOTS Court convenes in Camden n xt Monday. Tlit* New Cut school will open Mondav next, with Mr. Ernest Carnes as teacher. The Red Ilill school opened Monday with 50 scholars. Miss Dora Hinson is the teacher. Don't fail to read the at tractive announcement elsewhere of the Lancaster Cotton Mills store Regular preaching service by the pastor at Six Mile Presby terian church tomorrow (26lh) There will be a corner stone laying of the Edgemoor school building and a picnic next Thursday. Comptroller General Jones is expected to make his annual settlement here today with the county officials. The 32nd annual meeting o! the South Carolina Pharmaceutical association was held in Columbia this week. The candidates for State offices who speak here today spoke yesterday at Camden, and Thursday at Chesterfield. Mr. R. M. Hays, a prominent ? wuio?liw&s man 01 Ureenwood, died at Chase City, Va., Wednesday afternoon. A protracted meeting will W commence, at Charlesboro Baptist church tomorrow (Sunday) evening at early candle light. Mrs. Hegler, wife of Mr. Van Llegler, and daughter, Miss Effio, are both dowu with fever, at their home in the Primus section. The announcement of the can didacy of the lion. D. E Finley for reelection to congress from this district appears in today's paper. TheCarnes School House sect ion was blessed with a line rain Wednesday afternoon, the first good season since cotton-plant ing time. The union service will be helc tomorrow (Sunday) night in tin Presbyterian church. The Rev W. A. Fairy, of the Methodist church, will preach. C. H. Welburu, a young salesman for the Henrietta Mills store committed suicide Monday after noon, at Henrietta, N. C. He \va originally irom High Point. There are nearly 00 candidate? lor ollice in Spartonburg county. Among the latest announcements is that ot Former Congressman Stanyarne Wilson tor the House of Represtntatives. By request we announce, ' There will be a musical of beautiful songs at Rich Hill churcli next Sabbath, July 2(3, beginning at 10 o'clock a. m. by the Tabernacle choir. The public is cordially invited." Little Miss Mildred Greer charmingly entertained a num W.,_ 1 i J- "" uri UI um .YUUUJH Illt^IlUS 1 liursday evening at the handsome new home other parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Green, in Easl End. I).?inty refreshments were served. Mr John G. Barton, who moved from tnis county to Mon roe a good many years ago, is in bad health, and has been ho foi some time. His old Lancaste friends will regret to loam of hi condbion. Mr. Barton is now 7' years old. Saturelay afternoon while Mr* J. M. Hunter was in front of tlv Standard Drug Co.'s store she ii some unaccountable manner fel upon the atone pavement anc sprained her hip. She is now get ting around the bouse with th aid of crutches. ? Uock Hill Her aid. Mrs. Hunter's many friend in Lancaster, whore she at on time resided, will be pained t hear of her accident. THE LAN ^??? 11 The residence of B. L.King j | i in Clinton was struck bv lightI! n.ng last Frid 8V IlllPinnnn Mr W. A. Adams, of Union ' ' church section, presented j Thursday with ? couple of the 1 1 largest p aches that we have seen * this season. The trnit is home- 1 raised, having been plucked ( from a tree which grew from a ( i seed plantel by Mr. Adams. The ' peaches, which are or the same ( . size, each measure tfln inches in f circumference. 1 Miss Juaniia Wylie gave an ) . elaborate entertainment Thursday eve- ing in honor of her fair and attractive young visitors > M iss Nell Battle,oi Montgomery, Ala., and Miss Grace Jones, of ( Danville, Va. A large number ot young ladies and gentlemen 1 | were present and tho occasion 1 j I proved to be one of .unalloyed pleasure. Delicious reiresbmenls ' 5 were served during tbe evening. . The lawn and spacious verandas . ' of llie Wylie mansion were light- " ed by numerous Japanese Sunt ems. i . ? . i Personal. - Mrs. W. li. Byrd is visiting relatives j in Taxahaw. t Mrs. John L. Reed is visiting i?er fatli er, Capt. .). N. Nicholson, at Hethnne. Mr. li. Robortson, of oakhurst, ^ spent Thursday in l.aneaster. Mr. it. I.. <>rr recently paid a visit to . Kershaw. <'ol. Leroy Springs is in New York 1 this week. J Master Willie Hudson spent a few days this week with relatives at Riverside. c Mr. Mangum, of the Taxahaw section, c spent a day or so in Lancaster litis week. c Mr. L. S. Davidson, of Kershaw, spent * Wednesday in Charlotte. Mrs. R. R- Allison ?n.i . ?? 'JV7IIO S|IUU- I Thursday at Hichburg with relatives. 1 11 Miss Wren Hudson attended the .. camp mooting at .<?astonia, N. <\, last . week. { Mr. J. L. Todd and family rooently spent a few days most pleasantly with -I relatives in Monroe. Miss Bonnie Hudson is spending the week with friends in the Hell Town soet- j ion. ( Mr. John W. Truesdal spent several days at Liberty Hill with t'apt. If. P. I liaile.? Kershaw Kra. Mrs. <>. Floyd and children are * visiting relatives at Taxahaw.? Kershaw Kra. Mrs. J. M. Ivy and son, Master .Iaines , 1 Morrow, Jr., are v isiting in Lancaster. ] ? ?Bo.k Hill Herald. ( Miss Paris Met/. Neal left yesterday < ' for a v isit to friends in Nichols, WanaY" maker and < olumbia.?Kershaw Kra. i Mr. W. II. Shute, of the Flint Hidge > sectioti, spent Wednosdav and Thurs- < ' day in Lancaster. > \1 . 'I' I ? - " - ..... .?. ?aimi ,?i r. r . .m . Mobloy, of Kershaw, are nt Clenn springs. Mrs. \V. C.l Hough and children and Misses Kva and Nora Hough are spend- f ing the summer in the mountains of ?> ! Western North Carolina. ji > Miss Mary IN aits, daughter of Dr. .1 I ! '.ruest Brnsiiiglon, of Kershaw, is vis- 1 it ing tho family of her unelo, Mr. M. II. t Johnson. i Miss I Initio Taylor and Mr. lOverct ' Taylor of Lancaster, s.i'., came over to ' Due West last week.?A. K. Presbyter- ' , ian. Mr. Charlie Cherry, who is operating 1 ! a moving pieture show in Camden, paid a brief visit to his parents, Mr. and M rs. I Joseph Cherry, this week. Mrs. |{. I,. Mason, of Atlanta. <ia., ? . arrived here yesterday to spend awhile < with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. F. j tJregory. j ! Miss Bessie Koddey, Lancaster's I popular and obliging "Central", re- I luriled tliis week from ii \ isil to rela- I * ti\ -s in Rook 11 ill. I j Mr. Thornwell Williams, one ol I.an- . ( aster's substantial fanners, lias I eon spending the past week in the city.? v Koek llill Record. , ; Mr. John M. t'roxton and ehildren, | ? of t'hosier, are here to spend several ) weeks with Mrs. <'ro.vton's parents. Mr. ; | ( and Mrs. A. It. Hough.?Kershaw Krn. I Mrs. A. I*. Ilobertsoii, Messrs. Willie I I Robertson and Paul Ileekham, Miss it 1 Willie Ferguson, all of Riverside, were < r the guests of M r. and Mrs. J. K. Kohert- i son the past week.? K wshaw Kra. i Mr. W. T. Williams, of l.anoasler, 1 and Messrs. Stevens and I'ulvern, of 1 7 Kershaw, spent last Sunday at (Jlonn ! springs, making the trip in M r. Stevens's 1 auto fear. The party made a record- 1 breaking run from Spartanburg to i ilenn Springs, a distance of 11 miles, which was covered in|8.i niiimt?<s.lThe best preit vious record was M minutes. 1 Mr. W. ii. Cauthen, candidate for j sheritf, spent Thursday in Kershaw. Messrs. John T. Stevens and < isear ( '* < Toxton, of Kershaw, were in town , 0 yesterday. Mr. F.rnest Theis, manager of llaile ( old Mine, was a visitor to Lancaster s yesterday. e ? Use DeWitt's Little Early Risers, pleasant little pills that are easy to take. Sold by all druggists. w-s IGASTER NEWS. JULY 2 V 'ntretiH of the County Line Sur f?W. I The surveyors ol the Laucae- I *?r and Kershaw line reached the I own of Keishuw Thursday, and I t the preliminary line run ov II ,hem in that locality becomes permanent, not much over lialf :f Kershaw will be in Lancaster jouuty. It is said that, while he corner at Hanging Roc* ireek was located 300 yards iouth of its location last year by he Kershaw c< unfcy survey, as published in the last is-ue of The News, in running the line from Hanging Rock creek to Bethel church, the distance calb'd 'or gave out 300 yards this side )f the corner near the chu-Ch, which accounts for the line run rom that, point striking the business portion of K-'rshaw instead of running south of the own, as was expected. Business Notices I rii n iii^ uuicer, lti West Fifth St., harlotte, N* II South Main St., Asheville.X National Bank Buildup, Shelby, X -101 South Outer it.. Statesville, N.?; I enoir, N. 0. ir lt>7'.j West Main St., Spartanburg, i.e. 7N?10t Road Contracts to Let. At I.ancnatiT on .Inly 1~ at 11 oVlock i. m., and at Kershaw tat the (trailed iehool Building July -Hth, at 11 o'oloek i. tn., and at Fork Hill sehool house on Inly 20th at 11 a. m. I will let to the owest responsible bidder eonirael^ tor he working and inaintenaitee for a peiod of one year, the following sections >r 11?? I{? ? 1 FicM road from the town of .ancastrr to the town of Kershaw via \>rk I iiil olntroh, to wit: Section No. I from Lancaster city line o M. 1'. No. 2 at 1. It. Jones property. Section No. 'J from M. 1*. No. 2 to No. I, located along K. S. Harper property. Section No. J from M. F. No. I to tl. I*. N<?. i!, located at Stogner's propirt.v. Section No. -I from M. I'. No. (! to J. F. No. s, located along J. A. Dowors iroperty. Section No. ."> from M. F. No. 8 to J. F. No. 1(>. located along < . \V. F.llis troperty, Section No. t! from M. F. No. 10 to tl. F. No. 12, located along S. II. 11 in - * oil's property. * Section No. 7 from M. F. No. 12 to tl. F. No. 14, located along f'hris. Miiall's properly. Section No. S from M. F. No. 14 to 1st ridge i 'ross lloads near Kershaw. Flans and specifications of each seeion to let may In* seen at the office of he < utility Supervisor, or at the place >f lotting. Successful bidders will ho -< <|uired to give bond in the sum of lifty lollars per mile tor the faithful perfor- ( mance of the contract. The right to reject any and ail bills is reserved As soon licreaitcr as the elans and snocifi atlotis of <?t 1 ?? r sections arc completed notice of the letting will 00 given. I.. J. PKKKY, t'ountv Supervisor. July 11, ?sl-s.", Notice to Creditors. , Notice is hereby given that a mooting ( r>f the creditors of J. K. Taylor, assignor, will be held in the oilico ol the undersigned at Lancaster, S. on 1 Wednesday, July 29th, at It) o'clock a. I m., for the purpoce of selecting an < agent for said creditors as required by Sec. 2639, Code of Laws 1902, Vol 1. W. P. ROBINSON. 1 Assifrnoe. I July 24, 190M. H4 1 it Notices inserted under lua head at the rate of ONK CENT \ WORD for each insertion. N> lotioe to be counted less than 2r> words. WANTED. ? Wagons anil t"ams to iuul lumber from my saw mill to I ,an iister. J. K. McCain. 81-86. WANTED?you to buy apple pealers corers and slici rs to save lime, trouile and sore hands. Turnip seed in >ulk. J. It. Mackerel) FOR HALE. ? A ?5.r> 00 scholarship n lhe Southern School of Telegraphy which will entitle the purchaser to a nil course of instruction in all brandies pertaining to a thorough and oniplete course In Ip'bom..!""- ? 1 n. ...... J?a n :ourse that will gratify one to take H iharge of an office and run it himself. B ipply at The News Office. S4tf. ? V. J. BROOM t'O.'s 10 cent Class and H Enamelled Ware and Candy Tid Bits K ire the talk of the town and country. I tee his windows. H2-K.r> | LAS1I, DOORS and BLINDS at panic "~ prices. Write for delivered prices. | I. Stewart, lot Church St., Chester, k L C. 82-91 Salesman Wanted to look after our nteresi in Lancaster and adjacent ounties Salary or Commission. Address, The Victor oil Co., CleveandjOhio. 82-88 VVANTED FOR U.S. ARMY?Ablebodied, unmariied men, between ages IS and 85, citt/. nsof United States, of <ood character and temperate habits, who ran speak, read and write Kngi-ii For Information, apply to he 5. I9Q8 T'T-TTH MAS! jy< Opened for busine 1889?nineteen yea < and has been doing ln its liberal yet coi \ plan all these years, i Ph ^4 With age it has nc ^ quired friends and p ^ 1 also q Strength and St ^ ftn'l is better prepi o ever to take charg business intrusted to J On broad lines, yt *""* in keeping with s progressive bankin Uh pies, it has grown J endeavoring at all develop Lancaster C > " I l- ^ * t i . uenent its citizens. W IT IS H J "THE OLD REL The Bank ot 1 20,000 TE! Needed ? between now nnd Juno 1st, 1900, app Telegraph t ipcrators will be needed by commercial telegraph eompanies to sttppl Never before in the history of llio telogi "Knights of the Key" been so great. To all young men between the ages < a good profession that pays n spletultd sa say: Now is your opportunity. Attend ply yourselves diligently to study and wt enl and competent Operator, only I to 0 plrte the course under our thorough systi TKKX different stales have sent us stude established 20 years nnd is recognized as The best." board in Xewnan is very c and tin- people are cordial. The MAIN I,INK WIRKS of two i "looped" into our School rooms for the I other telegraph school has such practical isfactory positions to all our graduates. 1 ti\c literature relative to tuition, board. ? The Southern School Newnan, Gee N. I?.?The < Georgia Telegraph School j nl Senoia, <?a., has heoit moved to Newn; ' Southern Sehool of Telegraphy. i ? To The M DF WESTERN NOR VTA ? The Carolina and North \ The only direot lino for Lenoir, Mortimer 'rom Lenoir, N. for Blowing Hook, N. passenger trains. Train No. 10. leavos Cliester, S. 8.15. .> U Lenoir, N. ('. 1.10. I*. M.; lease immediate Kor Mortimer, and Kdgemont over the t'aldw ( iori/M 1 h?? irrun/luot 4 1 , aoviiuijr III lilt) WOI The Week Knd Train No 8 loaves Chester arrives at Lensir, N. C. 10.24 1'. M.t leave Mortimer, Monday monung, 7 A. M. at ~ T7 D I \-y L \ 13AJNTK ss August ^ rs ago? h-h : business rn iservative w >t only ac- ^ atrons but ^ ability IT *red than T* ;e of any it. H 5t strictly ound and ^ f? princisteadily, W times to ounty and H g T1 ?H t?I z IABLE" _ g Lancaster B ' LEGRAPH OPERATORS Icn Prepare Yourr Good Positions roximately 20,000 additional tlio numerous railroads and ly the unprecedented demand, raph fias the demand for the >f 18 and .'1.1 who desire to learn lary the year round, we would our School a few months, apo will qualify you as a praetimonths are required to comem of instruction. SKVKSnts. < >ur institution has been "The Largest, The < >hlest and heap; the town is healthful important railways have been lenefit of our students No facilities. Weguarantee sat Write at once for tree descrip3U-. of Telegraphy )rgia. ind Railroad Business CoHoro an and consolidated with The H4-0J to ountains TH CAROLINA Vestern Railway Co and Kdgcmont, N. <'. Stage line Klegant chair t ars attached to all v> M. (daily except Sunday,) arrives ly for Blowing Rock, N.C. by stage ell A Northern Railroad, up Wilson rid. overy Saturday, 5.25 P. M. and Mortimer 11.45. P. M. Returning id arrive at Chester 1.20 P. M. 84 tf.