Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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4 Ihe ff xacasttr pfws j* (SEMI-WEEKLY.) in< WEDNESDAY, AVQ. 12, lOOH. ^ av HOW LANCASTER LOOKS AFTER . FOUR YEARS' ABSENCE. ar< Our good friend, Mr. T. P. re| Ballard, formerly of thi? county jnj but now living in Kershaw coun- i10 1-. * 1 1 1 CI 4 1 cy, ptua us a pioasani oaiuraay iy afternoou. It was his first visit an here in four years, and he very es naturally marveled at Lancaster's m( development. On every hand ou he noted new houses and new th enterprises. th< Mr. Ballard spent the past co week visiting relatives in the hu county, and in his travels about, wr he says he never saw so many of chickens and old corn in the of country at this season of the ou year as there are now. At the At homes of his three brothers in- the law, Messrs Samuel Watsou, ha Thomas Hance and James Moth-j tec araliad all mnrlftl farmnra. lift la. "* 7 ? w L J found plenty of last year's corn mc in the barns and other evidences of successful farming. Mr. Moth- ha ershed, he says, lias been farm- "C ing on the place he now lives an some twenty odd years, and th< during all that time has never de bought a bushel of corn; but, on art the contrary, has sold more than on he has used. or Mr.Ballard was also impressed sio with the uniformly fat,sleek con- syi dition of the stock of the coun- ms try, the work animals generally i ?mules and horses?being evi- pa dently well fed and well cared ieti for by their owners. Nowhere rei did he see a poor horse or mule, ere even those of the colored farmers get being in good fix. And la9t. but by no means least, the many new and better loo dwellings, school houses and Ch churches throughout the county, and the splendid crops, showing sei the effects of the modern meth-jmc oda of cultivation, were a revelation to Mr. Ballard. lie was indeed both surprised and gratified to find his old ho.ne to county making such rapid strides ,ri alnnsr all nioyro^sivft linAo M r. WW? . w .. I I When you come to think about | sor it, there's no better country any- ior where than right here in old the Lancaster county. Blessed with hut a good citizenship, good lands, hai healthv climate, pure waters, ,er comfortable homes accessible the 'to churches and schools, fine 'jui mail facilities, and with the to c prospect of good roads in of t the near future, what more could be desired? can ? $5,1 REPORTING A CAMPAIGN MEETING if t When we get in a hurry we J apf are going to try to borrow the i sur Lancaster News' linotype?Ches j>e| ter Lantern. There must be a ioke conceal! t ,L i ?potl a/i aAmoirhara in t nn ?nro/?m r?. r T* iiui v &?? ni" I'/I ; but, owing to the density of our i^011 j>rey matter we have been unable to discover it. It The News M is ever so fortunate as to own a j ^,"r" linotype, we ahull take pleasure [ hom in lending it to our esteemed | m contemporary when it ''gets in aj N,M| huny."?Lancaster News. No j >ne. When we yet in a and hurry wo just want your tacili- "*lrM tie9 for genius up matter as you':,.ilt got up the campaign meeting ? m Chester Lantern . sum Thanks for the compliment,, Witt which is duly appreciated; but M i, ,, villi instead of our "linotype, con- urei temporary, you'll have to bor- M row the whole shootiQJ match? ton. I THE LANCAS' 5 writer, who alone furnished 9 "copy," and the printers, eluding two comely young la- bei houj >8, who "set up" the matter. Ml.s"es U< Miss M By the way, we wonder if the who has i erage reader ever stops to Hlf'kmo1 Misses ink how much time and labor Lindsay i a expended in getting up a full M< port of a big campaign meet- daughter, ? I o sit several hours in the here with t, blazing guu listening intent- Mrs. k to a dozen or more speakers mer'spur d making notes of their speech- Kiddle, is no easy task. But a still ro^'j;vo; jre laborious one is to "write so?. Mas' t" the speeches from the notes burg, r us hastily taken. Then comes wu> 1Uun , - , . , . , Mrs. p. e work ot the printers, which visiting r ; _i._ - n* - villi* I'ltiir HH131H 1U pulling in type a indred or more pages of badly Mr. an. ittea manuscript?assuming, J^Vrnts, course, that the chirography returned all newspaper men is like southern r's?all-wool-and-a yard-wide. Baxter the compositors conclude ttnd Miss sir work, the "pencil pusher" N- art , , Blakeney s to tackle another hard and Mrs. j liouajob?the reading of gal- arils Monroe, ] t after galley of proof sheets n. willia >re or less foul. Mrspent Sat When one considers all that in cheste s to be done to pro perl v Misses c 1 returned over a big political meeting spartanh d present it attractively to ,Jr First Hhj 9 reading public, it is no won- Mr. Will r that so many newapapeis ? content merely to publish meeting t ly a comparatively few lines p^ve tod paragraphs about the occa- Miss s >n, not even giving a bare a^yor^ nopais of each speaker's re- Withersp irks. , >>? " latives at Of course, the editors of daily Little > pera encounter no such exper- '.d d.a,,Kh 1 r Steele, ne icea as do their country breth- from a \i rp,, , . , . Denton. ? i niey nave irainea report N|r^ i to do the reporting ana type- ?? Huford ding machines to do the rest. MrV and* /.ion. The authorities are said to be sp^rinu"!' iking lor a man *rho stole a jllum ,H'"' icago girl.?Augusta Herald. j They probably waot to pre- !iI,a abmi J 1 J r I hero Mon it him with a handsome cro home in j county. 1' Paiilkenh Fan 1 ken 1) Isn't it about time for the mocrats of Lancaster county Kev. an "come across'1 with their con- ^^n'Tn! butloas to the Bryan cam t are ign fund? The News ottered N^'r H| (j ne time ago to receive and two child , , ... ? and Satur ward the contributions of Albert uii <se who desired us to do so, Mr- 1 Jones co ; as yet not a dollar has been w|10 is tai ided us. (Jet busy, Lancas- ^ few'day Democrats, and help elect Mr. and \ national ticket. It will re- jhn^reiat re, it is estimated. $500,000 lelray the legitimate expenses ^ he campaign, and the money Miss Na needed now. The Republi- visitl"k ?' s have started out to raise J00,000 lor campaign purposes he Taft crowd can raise even gvery | proximately so large a sum, Should ely there are enough patriotic The bac nocrats in the country ready ar** pj'pip contribute in Itie aggregate The bar 0,000. What is l.aneaster pjVib'uo'm tig 10 do about it? i k. a. k Ht., ('he> | been usin r. \V <?. I'ronton, of Kershaw, spent j several Wi ilay night hem with his parents, to be a r and Mrs. W. L. <'ronton, returning I aented. I it- Monday morning. I paii a arr iss Ktliel Itigham, of Itoek Hill, is' bark tor o Ling relatives heir this week. twinges w whi Ih H%f iss .luatiita Wylio and two members J(j,| i-r house party. Missi s (iraee Jones ' Josie Sullivan, Miss Clara llarrett j it and Miss Ma.vine Jones, ehape- , . " | d t>> Mrs. John l>. Wylio, attended i re ( nee ill Chester Monday night, mt, H(4 m(J( rs. John M. Cauthen, Mrs, \\*. 'I*. 1 iiair . I i : 11 . I Mrs Triii'silttlo Sti.i-... -.r - - - ......... ... | imprnviut ,th springs. spent last Friday lure j tamed le ? Mr. ami Mrs. W. L. Croxton. | remedy in iss Mathildo Younjfblood of < iroen- por i is visiting her friend, Miss Leila rents h'< k?>ry. New Y or I r. Lewis I., Hlackmon left yester- States, for a visit to his brother in Charles- Rememl Mo. take no ol t r rER NEWS. AUGUST 12. I9Q Personal. W l.illie Mae Hlaekmon and Mrfh, of Kershaw, are visiting mlah and Bessie Soweil. art ha Creighton, of Book Hill, been visiting Miss Jessie I,ee i, returned home Saturday. Nancy King and Mildred ire visiting Miss Mayme ('as3ath Springs. j d Mrs. <?. W. Willams and Miss Ollle, of Jacksonham, durday and Saturday night Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Wilson. . J. Mackorcll and two ehild;>rkville, are visiting the forents, Major and Mrs. J. M. m 1*. Morton, mail carrier on I 3, lleath Springs, S. and I ier Bertram, passed through I nday on tiieir way to Spartan- fl hey will take in the t'onfoder- B ion before returning. , M. I.atlmn. of Riverside, is datives at Donalds, in Aubeity. Mr. bathae will join her t Saturday. 1 Mrs. R. I,. Mason, of Allan* lave been visiting the latter's Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Hiogory, home yesterday. II. I,. Ilungorford, of the Railway, was in town Monona Darker ami two children Annette Dry, of Albemarle, i visiting Mr. and Mrs. Albert D. Funderburk and Mrs. John are visiting their sisters in Mrs. <). Fur lee and Mrs. J. tins. . \V. tjiladden ol this ofltce urday afternoon and Sunday L r with relatives. | Wren and Callie Hudson have : from a visit to friends in urg and Central. y 11. Roldridge, pastor of the j tist eliurch, aeeompaniod by Rlaekmon, went to Waxhaw, 11 day afternoon, to assist the -j F. Kstridge a protracted .his week. y _ I Mrs. 11 asel Witherspooti will |* ay on a trip to New York. ? hirley Montgomery, of Con- . I'., who has been spending a /\ 'o with her sister, Mrs. liasol / \ oon, will return home today. > '. T. lieckhnm is visiting reVan Wyek this week. I iss Alice Denton Steele, adopt- f\ ter of Mr. and Mrs. R. J. M. ar /.ion. has returned home sit to her brother. Mr. Henry it this place. >ar! "Mae Taylor and children tow nship have been spending s with tlu' former's parents. Mrs. K. J. M. Steele, near 1 Mrs. Kdgar Mobley, of Ifoath spent Saturday with their , Mrs. Kinnia Small. IB \V. Faulkenherry and family, ed from this county to Louisiit ten-months a^o, returned day, en route to their former the eastern portion of the ? They were met here by Mr. erry's brother, Mr. W. J. erry. The many friends of \ kenberry will he pleased to lis return to his old home, id Mrs. K. I,. Hurtle visited filter, Mrs. S. M. Kllison, of e. last week and this week visiting another daughter, j laiiies, at Westminister. L Mrs. Ueornre Brasinjfton and ren, of Camden, spent Friday m . day here with Mr. and Mrs.! IVI aketiey. ? ^ W. Sistare, one of the Heath mpany's popular salesmen, unj? a week's rest, has gone ! amily to Hiverside, to spend s witli Mrs. Sistare's parents, Irs .Tnlin I o?l.?? 1 - id Mrs. <\ It. Skipper an- vis- J ives in Chicago and Milwau- | iert <>lenn, of It. F. H. No. 1, irday night in Lancaster' %. M nnie Fletcher, of West villa, is ______? rs w, 8. Langley. BLOCKADED. | ~~ CD Household In Lancaster *>0//^ Know how toUeslstlt. k aches because the kidneys ' 1 BUI ided. 6 e kidneys with their work. . k will ar.he no more, proof that I loan's Kidney i lis ennedy, living at 107 Branch I ?t*?r. S. (J , says: "I have jl g g Down's Kidney fills for 1 I - sekH, and they have proven I I < emedy that acta as repre-.l suffered a >?rt at, deal from jl osa tlie small part of my : I vera se ir At times, sharp i muld dart through my loins I _______ nn I would suffer from h k across rnv kidney retrioiis. Mins Carrie ?;r lion* W< re ofte v unnatuial day frjun a visit t< dure ai d flowed that my ceded atteni ion. I used dif- Mi,. T. Y. Will .edies, hut nothing helped )1( . for Helton, jh as I loan's Kidney fills. wl\ lBko a trip to ig them 1 have been sieadnv rr,,u.-nin<_'. being ! and the results I have on- | ,.r Rp,,llt lwu WeeK ad me to recommend tins | ost highly." Messrs. K. K. I' e by all dealers. Price 50 : left yesterday for yster-M i Iburn Co., Buffalo, i the reunion, t, sole agents for the United J Miss Holiday I ser the name?Doan's?and i extended visit to Lher. ' Marylaud 8 ~ fm M CheckingAccounts Those persons who receive and dis- j burse money in large or small sums ! should have a checking account; for the check is as good as a receipt as an evidence of payment, and many firms would rather receive checks than currency in payment of accounts Deposits subject to check are accept- I 1 i-L * I 1 _ i j eu uy tins uaiiK in any amount ana every courtesy is extended to our I patrons without regard to the size I of their accounts. $ $ $ $ $ | The 'irst National Bank I ANCASTER, SO. CA. ! I =? SOLE N E F WANT ^ f T 4 A? ^ A V/ CHICKENS r WANT A EGGS U - ? -'? T M. W L Croxton q ^ (Si> Company* I S R AUTOS t Suburban f&eab (Ss/a/e. I J LDING LOTS AND FARM LANDS j FOR SALE . . S7. V W/ZZ/ams .... egory returned *?u!i- A Card?Mistake Corrected. > relatives in <?afney. There is a report in circulation thai I Mr. ii. Lewis Mobley, who is a candiiains will leave I'd- I date lor < ounty Supervisor, iaan enemy her old home. she i<> the Farmers I'nion. This I wish to the nioiiiunins before deiioniiee as a falsehood. There is no absent altogeth- ground for sueh a report. As for Mr. ,s. Mobley, I know him to he a gentleman in every sense of the word. I have lylerand II. M. I'arks never heard him say one word against (ireenville to attetid the Farmers' I'nion. There is also a report going that I am mt fighting J. 1*. Hunter for sheriff. This las returned rroin ad also in a false report, her former home in D. W. liendri*. Heath .Springs, Aug. M.