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f ???a LOCAL DOTS 2 P m 1 Cotton, 11c.; peed, 20 cts. t) Misses Bess and May me Jones c will entertain a number ot their e young triends this evening, at n the Joues mansion. s Rev. J. S. MofTatt, president r?f KrrilrinA HnllAtrA nraanlio/l ?? w- vrp*u?vaou ? ^ series ol sermons at Pleasaut Hill jy A. 11. P. church, beginning Fri- ^ Jay. ? There will be an ice cream sup- 0 per at Union church next Saturday atternoon, beginning at 4 . o'clock, for the benefit of the church. , An interesting game of ball j was played at Douglass Satur- g day between Douglass and Bell Town. The score war 9 to 6 in favor of Bell Town. v The Virginia Lite Insurance \} company will open an ofiice in " iL- TT-.iL T n me xxeaui-jones to. DUUUing 7 the first of next mouth, with Mr. 1 H. Canfield in charge. * A meeting of the pa'rons of the Uraigsville school will be P held at the school house next Fri- r day, at 2 o'clock, p. m. to fill a 6 a vacancy in the board of trus- n tees. There will be a big picnic at ? Mr. John W. Hall's on Aug. 4th, ^ and the county campaign meet3* ing will be held there that day, instead ot at iieiair as hereto- n fore. n The annual meeting of the 1 Waxhaw and Shiloh Bible Socio- 1 ty will be held next Saturday at * Shiloh church. The address will c be delivered by the Rev. Mr. c Martin, of Rock Hill. ^ Rev. H. B. Blakely, now of Troy, S. C. but formerly pastor . of the A. R. 1'. church here, will *' assist Rev. C. S. Young in a meeting at Unity, beginning on ti on next Friday at 11 a.m. Every a body invited to attend. o Lancaster is to have another * new iuterprise?the Lancaster ^ Ice and Coal Company?as will c he seen by notice else whore. The v promoters are all successful bus- a mess and professional men, which 81 assures the success ol the new c enterprise. 9 The Camp Creek school, which opened about two weeks ago, 9 with Miss Caliie Sowoll as teach- ^ er, has grown so large that the ' trustees have had to employ an ^ assistant teacher, Miss Lessie ^ Montgomery. The enrollment 'J reached 73 last week. I1 There was a lish dinner at Gum Spring, near Fort Lawn, ' JJ^sterday, gotten up by Mr. Will Kr 1 ..it 'P 4 I. ^ nunnery auu wiu?rs. i wci ui inw (, oldest men of that section were there, Messrs. T. P. McKeown, c aged 84, and K. M. Nunnery, 75. r ?Chester Lantern. Little James, the two year-old , son of Mr. Alfred Caskey, of this j vicinity,was badly burned on the foot and hand last Friday atter- f noon, by getting into a bed of hot coals and ashes where his 1 sister had been washing and boil- h ing clothes. ) The Lancaster Cotton Mill , baseball team beat Lando's tast , team in a fine game played here , here last. Saturday afternoon Thn . score was 7 to 4 in favor of Lan- ] caster. B itteries :Lando?Robert- ] son and Black, I'lyler and Mar- j ion. Lancaster?Price and Mc j Cracken. The ladiea of Fort Lawn will j give a box supper at the Acad ' emy Wednesday uight, July 29, ' after which they will serve cream j and cake on the lawn. There , win also be a Mag <lnll, music, , eto. Everybody is invited to attend and aid in a good cause. ] The proceeds will go to help ] build the uew church. , The candidates for State otlices who spoke here Saturday will speak at ?wkville today. They spoke in Chester yesterday, and I in Winnsboro the day before. 1 THE LAI Quite a number from this lace will attend the picnic at >ouglaes today. The little four-year-old dauglier of Mr. B. L. Parker, of this mi n t v mhn moo U. ? -41 ? 1 j < " ..v? n t?n 3u wmuy uuru d on the 6th of last January, is ow beginning; to walk a tew teps. Did you notice how nice and lean the sidewalk in front of Ir. George Ferguson's store lookd last Sunday? Well, he swept t off himselt. An example that thers might follow. Married, by the Rev. R. L. )utBe, near Bethel M. E church, ast Sunday, 26th instant, Mr. V. L. McCorkle and Miss Addie Selk, both of the Mineral Spring ection of Union Go., N. C. The Rev. J. M. Pardue has withdrawn his appointment to >reacn ai tne uounty Llome the lad Sunday in August, as he will >e engaged in a protracted meetng at Ebeuezer church at that irae. There will be a Bible Society icnic at Bethlehem church iext Saturday. There will be xercies by the children, begining at 10 o'clock, a m. lion. \ B. Butler, of Gaffney, and thers are expected to make addresses. Refreshments will e served by the Bible Society. rinmnfrnllar ^anaral Tftniu w?v> >^uuvi ui u vyuuo eld hie annual settlement Satrday with Auditor Hortcn and reasurer Millen, which was euirely satisfactory in every paricular. He took occasion to ommend the officials for the excellent condition in which he nund their books. The records ,ad been previously examined y representatives of the grand ury and were found all right. Interest continues to grow in he revival meeting being held t the court house by the pastor f the Methodist church, the tev. W. A. Fairy, and the Ilev. . L. Morrill, of Georgia. Large ?nd handle iactory ioi, ana will irect a standard warehouse, (>0x 100 feet, with brick fire walls. It in expected to have the build ing completed by the opening of the cotton season. The Tirzah Bible Societv held its 51st anniversary meeting at Tirzah church last ^aturday. The address, which was an able and instructive one, was delivered by the Rev. J. M Holladay, of Winnsboro, A large crowd was in attendance. The collection amounted to $130 Several were made life members of the American Bible Society, and others of the Tirzah Society. The pastor, the Rev. W. W. Ka'chtord, preached at Tirzah Sunday to a good congregation. Uommunion services were held. ongregaiions attend the serices. The stores began closing t 5 o'clock Monday afternoon o as to enable proprietors and lerks to attend the afternoon ervices. Capt. J. Palmer King has reigned as conductor on the L. & ). road, to tal:e elfect Aug 1. lo will be succeeded by Mr. Valter Pegram, now of fciupt. IcLure's office. Capt. King has >een serving in his present ca >aciiy about ten years, making most popular, obliging and ca >able officer. Mr. Lloyd Moore, igeni oi me roaa at rort uwn, nother affable an i efficient oflital, has also resigned, to take fleet Aug. 1 He will be suc:eeded by Mr. 1'. B. Mobl y,fornerly of Lleath Springs. The Farmers' Union Warehouse company of Lancaster has >een organized by the electi<ni >f the following officers: E. B. Angle, president ; C. L. McMan 19. vice president: W. M. Moore, iec. and treas.; J F. Nisbet, maniger. The capital stock is $5000, rhe company has bought three icres of land between the two ailroads, known as the old spoke MCASTER NEWS. JULY S Death of Mr. Nathaniel Mayer. Mr. Nathaniel Ridley Evans Mayer, eldest son of the late Andrew Mayer, of Lancaster, died in Philadelphia on the 19th instant and was buried the following Thursday . II j was a man of family and was about 75 years of Y4 - Vl~. 1~.? ?? "*?*>*" I IlitU IBS'UB'I North for many years, bavinir moved from Lancaster about forty years ago He occasional I v visited his old home. He was here last about four years ago. In addition to his immediate family, lie is survived by a half brother, Mr. M. C. Mayer, of Charlotte, N. C., and three hallsisters, Miss Mairgie Mayer ot Chase City, Va., Mrs. Fannie Jones and Miss Maria Mayer, ol Lancaster. Death of Mr. Charlie Bennett? The Etui Came Sudilenl// Satartlai/ Wight. This community was shocked and grieved Sunday morning when it became generally known that one of its esteemed citizens, Mr. Charles D. Bennett, had suddenly passed away the night before. Mr. Bennett had just taken a bath at his home Saturday night and was preparing to retire w hen. about 10 o'clock, he had a hem orrhage of the lungs, which earned death from strangulation in a few minutes, lie had not been well tor a week or two, but was feeling hatter Saturday and w:io up and about the house?so much better, in fact, that he expressed a desire in the morning to return to work at the Bennett Grocery, where he was a leading salesman. Mr. Bennett was a sou of ihe late W. R. Bennett, and was 40 years of age. He leaves a widow, _ who was Miss Mamie Clifton, daughter of the late James Clif ton, and three children. He is also survived by the following brothers and sisters : Messrs. W. P., E. M., T. R. and R. S. Rati naf f ill ru T 11/^ I-ltill \l 11 o y ium. u uu At > ?it l ^ . ill. < mie Beckham, Misses Bessie and Daisy Bennett. Mr. Bennett was a good,peaceable citizen and upright man. He was of quiet and unassuming manners, uniformly pleasant in his intercourse with others and enjoyed the confi lenco of all who knew him. He was a consistent member of the Methodist church. The remains were buried in West Side cemetery Sunday afternoon, after funeral services conducted at the home by the Rev. W. A. Fairy, pastor of the Methodist nh nrrdi What Lancaster Mai/ Lose It}/ Count// Line Survey. As published in Saturday's (iwh, thn preliminary line as run last week by the purveyors engaged in surveying the lino between Lancaster and Kershaw counties passed through the business portion of ihe town of Kershaw, if the line shall be made permanent, according to a Kershaw special in Sunday's State J,he following business houses will be in Kershaw county: Depot and cotton platform, Hank of Kershaw, postofflco, Ronton hotel, ('. O. | Floyd, drugs; O. B. Drakoford, groceries; Kershaw Drug Co., F.C.Kdgeworth, . jewelry; H. E. Reese, merchandise; J.A. Mol orkill, insurance; S. 1j. Gardner, gAiceries; L. J. Jordan, merchandise; J. S. Jones, merchandise; J. M. Carson A Co., merchandise; L. K. Truesdale, ' machine shop, and some other small enterprises and a largo number of residences. This is what Hon. .lake Moore, Htate Wardvu of Georgia, says of Kodul For Dyspepsia: ,4E: <J. DeWitt A Co., Chicago, Ill.-Dea. Sirs?I have suffered more than twenty years from indigestion. About eighteen mouths ago I hud grown so touch worse that I could not digest a crust of corn bread and could not retain anything on my stomach. I lost 25 lhs; in fact I made up rny mind th?t I could not live hut a short time, when a friend of mine recommended Kodol. [ consented to try it to please bim and wan better in ione day I now weigh more than I ever did in my life an<l am in hettet ilealtli than for many yearn. Kodol did it. i keep a bottle constantly, and write thin hoping that iiumanity may be benefitted. Yours very truly, Jake O. Moore, Atlanta, Aug. 10, *04" Hold by all druggist*. w A a !9. I9Q8 THE M A Q' -LI L Opened for bu; 1889?nineteen and has been d( PQ in its liberal yet ^ plan all these yea ^ With age it has J quired friends an also ? Strength and Z and is better pi ever to take ct business intrustei On broad 1 nes, in keeping with progressive ban ^ pies, it has gro J endeavoring at develop Lancaste j"T"j benefit its citizen W IT It H J "THE OLD R The Bank ol I OA AAA T1 ^V)WV Needed S Between now and June 1st, 1909, Telegraph Operators will be needed oommereial telegraph companies to si Never before in the history of the te "Knights of the Key" been so great. To all young men between the ay a good profession that pays a splcndt say : Now is your opportunity. Alt* ply yourselves diligently to study an< eal ami competent Operator, only 4 plete the course under our thorough s TKKN different slates have sent us st established 'JO years and is recognizee M'l... i . o i >.:.. ; in?" ih'Juu in iiuii i*> \ i" and the people are cordial. Tlio MAIN Id NK WIKKS of ti "looped" into our School rooms for t other telegraph school has such pract isfactory positions to all our gradtiati live literature relative to tuition, boa The Southern Schc Newnan, ( N. B.?The <icorgia Telegraph Schi at Senoia, <?a., has been moved to N< Southern School of Telegraphy. II Business Notices, i ?flr*.\ll Notices inserted under ' this head at the rate of ON K CENT ( A WORD for each insertion. No ( notice to be counted less than 2* ( words. ' WANTED?Ten sales girls for Sat- . urday. August 1st. Lancaster Mercantile Company. 85 < WANTED?All the tomatoes, beans, okra and fruits for canning. We pay f cash or can on shares. Will give a variety of canned goods for your goods. * Phone No 116. Nothing bought on Saturdays. Phone hours from ; a. m. to 10 p. m. Chas. P. Hudson, Lancaster, S. C. 85 86 BRIDGES?Will let Monday, August l 17th, at 10 o'clock a. m., the contract to build a new bridge over Cane creek ! on Monroe road, six miles north of < Lancaster. Usual rights reserved 1 L J. Perry, Co. Supervisor 85-90 WANTED.?Wtfoni and to haul lumber from uiy saw mill to Lancaster. J. K. McCain 84-80. 5 TEPX 13ATVTC 'iness August l*~ >?j years ago? hh >ing business w conservative w i not oniv ac- > I d patrons but ^ Stability . > I repared than large of any 1 to it. yet strictly t?__. ) sound and >! king princiwn steadily, ^ all times to ^ r County and H I X H-H 5 z EL1ABLE" L ? : Lancaster | ELEGRAPH OPERATORS Men Prepare Your A for Good Positions aj proximately '20,000 additional by the numerous railroads and upply t lie unprecedented demand, legraph has the demand lor the ;es of 1> and who desire to learn d salary the year round, we would >nd our School a few months, api we will <iualify you as a practito t; months are required to com iystum of inst ruetioii. SKYKNudeiits. t uir institution has been 1 as "The Largest, The Oldest and ry cheap: the town is healthful ,vo important railways have been lie benefit of our students. No ieal facilities. We guarantee salt's. Write at once for free deseriprd. etc. )ol of Telegraphy jcor^ia. i)ol and Railroad Business College swnan and consolidated with The N4-92 r UK SA IjUj.?A $55 00 scholarship n the Southern School of Telegraphy which will entitle the purchaser to a nil course of instruction in all branshea pertaining to a thorough and soniplete course in telegraphy?a sourse that will gratify one to take sharge of an office and run it himself. Apply at The News Office. S4 tf. A.J. BROOM CO.'S 10 cent Class and Knamcllod Ware and < 'andy Tid Bits ire the talk of tho town and country, lee his windows. 82-85 4 ASII, DOORS and BLINDS at panic prices. Write for delivered prices. I.C.Stewart, 104 Church St., Chester, 4. C. 82-91 IVl VTl'li IViD i- ^ . imv ' ,1 iwi > 1<1' I \_S 1\ u. p, nrv.il i ? AD 1Bbodied, unmarried men, between ages IS and 35, citlz ns of t'nited St ates, of ijood character and temperate habits, who can speak, read ami write KugIihIi For information, apply to Recruiting Otlioer, lft West Fifth St , Charlotte, N .C. ; 3 South Main St , Asheville,N C.; National Hank Building, Shelby, N*. O. ; 401 South Center St.. Statesville, N.C.; Lenoir, N. C. or West Main St., Spartanburg, S.C. 78-104