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tj jjf" LOCAL DOTS ""fl rffi Com on, 9.00; seed, 20 cts. Winthrop College will open Sept. 10. The colored people's annual camp meeting begins today at Mt. Carmel. Capt. J. Palmer King's three children have been quite -ick tor the past few days, but are now better. rph ?:i i i ... iu?i? win oe oapuzing at Camp CreeR church next Sunday at 10 a. m. at same place as last year. There will be preaching at Taxahaw next Saturday at 3. 30 p. m., baptizing Sunday morning at 10 and preaching at 11. M rs. E. C. llowze, formerly of Bascomville, died at her home in Union Tuesday of last week. She was a daughter ot the late llev- John W. Kelly. A little ron of Mr. \V. J. llin3011, of this place, died Friday, of membraneous croup, aged about 3 years. The remains were bur ied Saturday m West Side cemetery. Geo. Wamble, of Lancaster, was arrested in Rock Hill last Monday by officer Miller, lie was wanted in Lancaster to an swer the charge of wi'e beating, ? Rock Hill Herald. The numerous Iriend-s of the Rev. C. I*. Carter, of Van Wyck, will regret to learn that he has been confined to his bed lor the past two weeks with malarial fever. The barap Creek school, taught by Miss CaUie Sowcll of Lancaster, will close with a pic nic next Thursday. The public is cordially invited t<> attend. A<1 dresses will be made. Many line watermelons were raised in this county this year, but the largest that we have heard o! was raised by Mr. T. R. Small, ?>e his place four miles east ot town. The melon weighed 70 pounds. While working 011 top of a house one day last week, .Mr. Will Ashley, of lbdair, tell to the ground and br'Ko his leg. The broken limb was set and ho is getting along as well as could be expected.?Waxhaw Enterprise. The smoker given last Satur* (lay night by the Dixie Council, Jr. O I . A. M. was h decided succef>sin every particular. The attendance w;n large, the hall beins crowded, and the reireshmeat lea? ure was all that could be desired. The waterworks force of hands is now excavating on the north .-ide of Chesterfield avenue preparatory to laying the pipes. Pipe laying was completed to the Welsh mill yesterday. Contractor Langiey began work yesterday on the pump station which he is to erect. The meeting of the Union ot the Moriah Association with the Flint Ridge Baptist chuacli Friday, Saturday and Sunday was well attended and 1 he discus-ions KrtH. . . ?I <:. -1.1 - UVI innjionini- ailil UIUI11HD1K, The next meeting will be hehl with Pleasant Plains church, heirinninti on Friday before the 5th Sunday in November. Mr. <?eo W. linker, who has taken the contract to improve six . c ? u .. i > ~ r. _ 11 i union "l i no ivtMiiiUMl , Slill'tod a force of hands to work on his section Monday morning, beginning at the corporate limits in East End. As Mr. Haker is a man who does thoroughly and well everything that ho undertakes, it may he safely taken tor granted that he will give the county a good job. THE LA Two applicants stood the examination Here Friday for the Clemson College scholarship, T. Craiii McDow, e0n tvir. (f. E. McDow, of Jaeksonhain, attd Lester Therrell, son ot Mr. R P. Tlierrell,ol Pleasant Valley. Tho papers have been for warded to to the college ?ui hoi-iiiua to passed upon. Mr. W. N. Ashe, one of the proprietors of the Catawba brick works, has built a fine road froi.i Van Wyck to Steele Ilill, a distauce ot about three miles- Mr Lester Sistare, one of tbe progressive farmers of the Rive1 side section, says Mr. Ashe's work is an object lesson in road building which is well worth goin;r to see. All who wish to join the Jr. Order United American Mechanics, as charter members, ... Ill - 1 *" will picase meet at Van Wyck on next Saturday, Sept 5, at iI o'clock p. m. C. P. Carter. Branchville had a $50,000 fire Monday morning. John Bush, against whom a warrant has been issued charging him with breaking into the house of John Kennedy, on Mr. T. M. Belk's place,last week, and steal ing a pair of >hoes and a coat, has left for parts unknown. Bush also lived on the Belk place. The Farmers' Union ^ are house con pmy has had a largo lot ot lumber delivered 011 its grounds, and the construction ot the warehouse ivill no doubt begin soon. VI- It A T * ?*i. iv. /v. ijong, ioreman oi this ollice, and latnily moved this week from the Sowed resi dence in northern part of town into the Simeon Plyler house in the southeastern portion. In the ollicial count published in Saturday's News an error oc curs in SherifF Hunter's total vote, which should be 1050 instead ol 1550. The executive committee had the figures added by an adding machine and 'lie mistake was likely made in striking the wrong key. Mr J. A. Williams, clerk ol the Woodmen Camp ol the Douglas section, lust Saturday turned over to the beneficiary, Mrs. J. J. Montgomery, a cheek for $750, the amount ol insurance carried in that order by the late James W.MoCrev, brother ol the beneficiary. Anntfwr i'oter Citiue Xeit r llroinu 111/ on I'llertion />? ./ Mr. 'ester Kobinson is not tt.e only vc 'er who narrowly escaped drowning on the clay ot the first pr marv, as related in The News the next day. Mr. John I Vaughn had a similar experience. I He was returning home Irom i Heath Springs, where ho had pone to vote, and on reaching Camp Creek, although the stream was swollen, he concluded to risk it. Before getting across however, the mule ho was riding completely disappeared with the exception ol its ears, having plunged into a hole washed out by the raging waters. Manag ing to retain his seat \lr. Vaughn held the mule up by the bridle as best lie could. Finally getting out of the creek lie discovered that the animal?his best mule?had been badly crippled, and it is still unable to walk except on three legs. I.ettrr CVirr/rr.*' AhnocuIion to Meet ut /{ershtiw Xext Momhn/. There will he a meeting of the Lancaster county K L. O. A. at Kershaw on Monday, Sept. the 7th. at 10 A. M. All carriers in in the county are requested to he present .Kershaw always gives us a good time. Come on, boys, and he wilh n? S. K. Williams. I><?Witt'* Little Karly Risers are small pills, easy to take, gentle and sure. Hold by J. P. Mackey A (Jo. w-a \ tNCASTER NEWS, SEPTE 'i fir franklin Circle?I'lans for t l Knmtiiiff Year. At a recent mewling of Frank- j 1111 Circle, t |?e following *. Hi ? rs Wt-re elt'c'ed or ensuing vwt; Mis-? Annie With rsj >o?. H >11 r ?r\ Fr'^siilent; V r-. . . li Ala" nrell, t'tcj , ?li-s M >rie Crai.:, Vice Rres; Airs. Kd^ar 11ms n, Secretary; Mrs. R R. Ridule, Treasurer \I m W IC ? - , ft . li. A C%* 1U> ? j Director. j riii-* Club s ill a flourishing j condition, numbering 10 active members, 5 inactive members, 4 honorary. IViz s in c vie work will be ollered this year, as well .ts prizes tor exhibit of ban )iwork. A detailed account of prizes will be published la'er on. The study for this year will consist ol foreign countries? handicraft, domestic science. limnlxome School. House to be Hunt ut Cotton Mitts--Xru> I'ritici/ml Kl+civil. At a meeting Saturday morning o! the trustees of the Lancaster * raded schools Mr Joseph K. Connors was unanimously elected principal of the scum.I a' 'lie cotton mills?a distinct <ompliment to the young leather, as he was not ev? n an applicant lor the position. The trustee- have decided t<> < reet without delay a handsome school house at the cotton mills. The building will be a large, two-story Irame structure contain tig several class rooms, anil with an auditorium on the second floor The hou"e will be equipped with all modern conveniences, toilet rooms, closets, etc. The board will a' oaco in vile bids lor the work, the material to be lurnished by the trustees. The graded schools will open next Monday. Colored Hop Until p Hurt bp f'acplosion of Torpedo. Some little colored boys got hold of a railroad torpedo Monday morning on the Southern'track south of town and proceeded to explode i', and as 11 did so, one ot the chaps, Chalmers Mcllwain, son if (Jeo Mcllwitin was struck by toe frag nients, one piece cutting an ugly gash in his right side and another mal- ing a small bole in his jaw. The boy's winds were iressed by Dr. . L). Funderburk. It reciuired severalstitches to sew up the w< unci in the side A Former Lancaster Farmer's Success in Chester. Mr. Kditor : I see ;i piece in The News about a successful farmer in Lancaster. Mr. F. 1). Gregory, a former Lancastrian now living two miles of Chester, has 00 acres in cotton on poor land that lay out which will mane 45 bales, and 35 acres oi upland corn Irom which he will get 1000 bushels. lie also has 7 a res of peas, lie has tended I Ilia emu uritli 1 nlimTQ > 4 >J v v/jy VT VII * " 3 # Mr. (JrPL'ory believes in second and third applications of fertilizer lo cotton and corn, lie also believes iu deep preparation* but shallow cultivation. 11 is favorite fertilizer is acid, kainif and meal. Mr. Gregory made uood crops when he lived in Lancaster. Ho I thinks well of his employer, Dr. ' Pryor, and will take charge of a I larner farm nexi year. Best wishes to The News and iifs readers. News Reader. (Chester. S (3 Mr. J. A. Armstrong, National Hank Examiner ot lvnoxviile, Tenn.f made a riirid examination of the affairs of The First National Hank last Saturday and complimented the officers of the bank upon the fine showing and the conservative manner in which the business of the bank is handled. M3ER 2. I9Q8 A Sugg< TO THE WOI Deposit all ' THE OLD R Spend what check book?th you independent. The Sur TO THE FAR \A71 vvuen you 1U? it your check with ' Dollar-Bank" 1 pay every debt witl ben: You k now wl your money The Bank < does your book ke< Mr. Tom Fitzpatrick's Los: Atlanta Georgian, Tuesday While out seekinirjrelief from tl heat Sunday afternoon, T. M Filzpalrick of Washington, Ga was ei'her victimized by asmoot pickpocket or accidentally lo< $140. The monev. lie says, w; lost either in the Kimball hou? or at Ponce DeLeon. lie ton a ride out to Ponce DeLeon i the afternoon, an 1, on his ft turn, missed the money. Tl matter has been reported to tl police Georgetown May be Sut merged Like Augusta The daily paper* of Sunda reported many utiles of water ; Kingville. 'he Sou'hern railwa junction 25 miles south of Co umbia, caused by a combinatio of the oveitlowing waters of th Wateree an 1 Congaree rive;The water was up an averaae < seven f?'et around tno station According io a Columbia specis in yesterday's Charlotte Obse ver, the crest of the Hood was o Monday laving waste the crop in the Santee valley, and thai according to the State weathe bureau director, i' was likely t reach Georgetown in three c four days, submerging the city. Gov. Ansel Returns Thank: o the People ol South Oarolin I desire to thank you lor th very handsome vote you guv mo on I lie 25th instant whie .?ssures me ol my election as tli governor ol the Slate lor a se cond term. I am very grateh for this further manifestation < your conlidotice and esteem, an I promise that I will do in utmost for the best interest < all the people of the Slate 1 desire also to thank th press of the Stale l< r the man kind things said in my beha and in commendation ol my at ministration Iiespec' fully M. F. Ansel. Columbia, S. C., August, I>e Witt's C'arbolized Witch Haz Salve i? recommended hh the be thine to use for piles. It is, of cours good for anything where a salve needed. Beware of imitations. So by J. F. Maekey a Co. w 5 sstion IKING MAN: your earnings with ELIABLE." you must by your I e balance will make e Way MER: irket your crop depos 'The Half-Million Get a check book and i a check. % EFITS iere you have spent 1 ot Lancaster I ^pinor. | bbbbbhmhhbhhhJE s. Business Notices ?jflTAll Notices inserted un-'er ie " *- ?? m uit- rare (II IJAI'j UfcN i [. A WORD for each insertion. N > notice to be counted less than ' words. jt JUHT RECEIVED -A fresh lot of Wylie's candies. Tr^ them. Kun,s derburk Pharmacy. 9fi ie ?? i MisT?On Cemetery street or in new cemetery, gold locket with monogram in "1>. T. Finder please leave at The News office. !>."> ttt I Wll.l. PAY the highest market price IP for cow hides, horse hides, otter hides, mink and musk rat hides. Ite sure to see me before you sell. Capers Cauthen. 95-fMl. Till-: I M Pit I'd.I. A left at Dr..I. P.. llutlcdge's olhee can he recovered by paying for this notice and describing the y property. !> " It A It It KC1 * K and PICNICat l?ixie colored school house September l-th, I- for benefit of school. Public invited. .. Addresses to lie made. Amos Itelk, Miw.Lr ....... M- - - . IIIU'-MIIOII, l riis6 tees. !>.'? KHI'IMM'iM'ATI VK WANTKIK?We '? want a representative to handle I'mUD i# Automobiles in Lancaster and vicinity. I Live hustler, with or without previous experience, can easily clear $-000.00 iti r- season. Write with references at once. U ford Motor t'ompany, hept. II., l)retroit, Michigan. !? > i- ________________________ HI l?s?For the construction of school building at Lancaster Cotton M ills are ' solicited. I'lans and specifications for 0 same may bo seen at otliee of under)r signed. I>. Recce Williams, Sec'y. and Treas. Hoard Trustees. I'Oll SALE?170 acres farm lands, two miles frotn Heath Springs, S. on pub5. he road. < Hie four-room dwelling and ont buildings; also plentv wood and water. For further information apply to L. T. 0 Cole. Heath Spiiogs, S (' 01 -.7 0 FOR RENT A dwelling. l'ossesaion |) given September 1st. Also some rooms. Apply to \V. J. ( unningham. '.lOtf I FOR f.ALK?Near town, *23 acres, land on Monroe road, one-half original , tl forest Apply to K. R Massey, l.aneasier, S. < *>7 tf ? (1 FOR SALE. ? A $55.00 scholarship in i he Southern School of Telegraphy y vcliieli ?. i 1 1 ....till.. . 1... I .. ....... .? * mi mr iiit- |Mii?-/ii<tnrr iu n >1 full course of instruction in m 11 bran- 1 dies- pertaining to a thorough and ? complete course iu te'egraphy?a (1 course that will qualify one ti> take I y charge of an otlice and run it himself. 1 f ^ pply at The N'ewsOlUce. S4 tf. ' \m WANTED FOR U. 8. ARMY?Able- 1 bodied, unmarried men,between ages L I 1S an(1 Art. niMz<- na nf !'nif?,l stuta. <->* .. . ... . ..... ut ,| good character and temperate habits, 50 who can speak, read and write Eng- / liah. For information, apply to Re- f" cruiting Officer, 10 West Fifth St., el Charlotte, N.C.; 3 South Main St., at Asheville.N.C.; National Hank Buildle, ing, Slielby, N. ; 401 South ('enter is StStatesville, \ .<\ ; National Rank, Id l.enoir, N.C.,or 1G7H' WeatMain St., 'j -a Spartanburg, S. (J. 78-104 y ( l