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1 31" ? LOCAL DOTS ^ ft jg Cotton, 8 1-2; seed, 20 cts. Clemson College opens today Mrs. E. S. McDow, who ha been sick for severa< days, is nov able to bo up again. Mrc f?n.. ' ^ * i ? o. u vim \'t Auiirus is V0F) ill, at the home <?f her husbaiu four mile-; east of Lancaster. Mr. Herbert Ilorton lias moved into the Elm street dwelling recently vacated by Dr. Laney 1'he Ilev. E. O Thompson vvil preach at Camp Creek Baptist church Sept. 13th at 7.30 p. m A series ol meetings are in pr< gress at Carmcl church, con ducted l v the pastor, Rev -J. 11. Brown. Rev. (). \V. Caraiichael wil spend next year at Princetoi Seminary.?Associate Reformed Presbyterian. Farmers say that the cotton crop in this county has been cut oil' lully 25 per cent, by tin Hoods of two weeks ago. The Upper Camp Creek Farmers' Union will meet Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock. All members are urged to attend. Miss Blanche Moore, one ol Lancaster's popular young teach era, has been elected a teachei in the Beaufort graded schools We are reciuested to annnunr.f that Key. N. K. Brazil will preach at Oak Kidge Bchoo! house Sunday and Sunday night Mr. John White, of the Elgin section, has accepted a poaitor in the grocery department of the Lancaster Mercantile company. A pretty little visitor arrived Monday at the home of Mr. anc Mrs. G. C. Cauthen. It was t girl.?The Charlotte News, 5tli inst. There will be service in the Episcopal church next Sunday morning at 11 o'clock, conducted by the Rev. R. Maynard Marshall Miss Hattie Craig, daughter ol Mr. S. W. Craig of the Sincerity section, has been elected teacher of the school at Dixie, which will open in October. Mr. E. V. Melton, of Cheraw, and Miss Nellie M. Laney,daugh ter of Mr. Samuel Laney, ot Tradesvil.e, were married on the 5th instant by Notary Public H. M. Polk. Mr. .J. M. lliggins, a Chester county Confederate veteran, died a lew days ago. He was a broth or ol Mrs. J. C. Mackorell, o! Winuaboro, and Mr. George Uiggins, of Camden. A slight change in the Southern's schedule went into effect Sunday. The north-bound afternoon passenger train now arrives here at 3.37 instead of 3.2G as heretofore. The Young Lauies' Missionary Society of the First Baptist church will have a special thank offering service in the interest of the cause of State missions Thursday afternoon at 5 o'clock, at the church. Miss Tyler will direct t lie service. Mr. Judson Craier. l?nolckftfiner for fbo People's Supply < o., who has been confined to his home for some clays by sickness, is better. Mrs. Craig, however, is now quite ill. She has the ser vices ol a trained nurse. The police and the dispensary constables soized over 2000 hot * * ties 01 Deer and a good many gallons ot whiskey in Columbia Saturday night, several social clubs being included in the raid. Injunction papers were served on the proprietors ot three ot the clubs. About 900 gallons ot liquor were also seized in Charleston one night last week. THE U 1 The fourth quarterly con1 ference for the Lancaster Cir1 cuit will he held at Camp Creek church Sept. 19th, 1908. All the officials ..re asked to he present. J. 11. Brown, Pastor. a The governor has appointed f the following commissioners of election tor Chester county: For State and county officer?J. , j Lyles Glenn, W. H. Simpson. K. I|t.? /Vli o it vjiii. ror ineinoers ot (Jonnre^s and presidential electors?Ciil??sJ. i'atterson, N. 11. Stone, S. 10. Kil; lian. J hero were 98 applications for I high school linuls before tip' t >tute hoard of education at it meeting in Columbia Friday and { Saturday. Among the schools established last year again accepted are those of Lancaster, lleath Springs and Kershaw. All applications to be considered for this year, it is stated, must | be sent in before October 1. A match game ot ball was played Saturday between the uoit v and Rethftl teams, en )t>u [ former's grounds. The score was 4 to 2 in favor of Unity. Batteries: Unity?It. L. Slogner and John Steele. Bethel? ? Cieorge Carnos and Will Mc1 Ateer. Mr. D. W. Ilendrix, one of I the managers a' lleath Springs in the tirst primary, writes us to r correct the published statement . of the vote ot Mr. J. II. Therrell j for Magistrate at Heath Springs. The vote, he says, should be I 285 instead of 145. We make the correction with pleasure, though the figures as published 1 correspond exactly with the ofii1 cial count, from which, in fact, 5 they were taken. Prof. E. F. Cauthen, a talentI ed son ot Lancaster county who I is now a leading educator in 1 Alabama, has recontly become 1 connected with the Alabama Polytechnic Institute in the ca, pacity of Superintendent ot r Farms and Recorder of Experi. ments. LIia duties will be to [ superintend all the experiments on the State Experiment Station . and note and record the results of the exnerimenfa f w. Winners of Stath Scholarship*. The State board of education, at its meeting in Columbia Fri1 day. made public the winnere of scholarships in the State institutions, which wero awarded upon reports made as to the examinations held in the various counties The winners in Lancaster county are: E. E. Hall, Clemaon scholarship; Itobbie Porter, Winthrop, as heretofore pu^lisned; J. C. Duncan, State University. Col. S/>rinys's Estimate, of Damaye in Lancaster County. Columbia special in vester (lav's Charlotte Observer : Col. LeKoy Springs estimates the railroad damage 111 Lancaster county at $25,000, the damage to dirt roads and foot bridges at $20,000, the injury to crops at halt a million, the damage to farm lands at $100,000 and loss trom forced suspension of business at $15,000 Counti/ to Lone Two Hood Citizens'/ Mr. John L Bird, ol Lancuster county, will move to JefFerson in the near future. Also his son, Mr. Drew Bird, who will probably enter the mercan tile business. We heartily welcome these new comers.?Carolina Citizen. Wo l?/mo lliof f ho ??/?.? 1a??a? referred to will change their minds and remain in Lancaster, for the county can ill afford to to lose such excellent citizens. All members of Fork Hill Farmers' I'nion, No. 416, are requested to meet Wednesday night, Sept. 9th, at residence of Mr. It. F. I laker. It. F. Sims, Sec. VNGASTER NEWS, SEPTI ilfarriaf/e of 1'romlnenj Youm/ Citizen of Van Wych and Cliai'miny Yoanu Lada of Yorkvllle. Yorkville special in the News and Courier: A marriage ceremony ol much local ii terest look place here >esterdav morning at 9 :30 o'clock ut the residence of Ur. M. J. Walker, on West Lib eriy street, the contracting par ties be.ng Miss Aheo Strauss Walker, ami Mr. Edwin Niylvi, ol Van Wyck, Lancaster County. The ceremony was performed by tiie llev lv E. Sharp, of Heath Spriugs, a hi ol her-in-law ol the bride, in th>- presence of the immediate lamily, a lew close relatives and special friends of j the contracting parties. The bride lias lived in Vorkville since childhood and b.v reason <w her many accomplishments, superior intelligence and attractive per- i sonality is a general favorite. Mi Nisbei is a prosperous and successful tarmer, and is highly ts teemed by his friends and neiuh t)ors. Tne newly married con.11 i? ? - ~ - - i j?ie ieit nere on the 1U o'clock | tram for the home of the groom. I'alented Young Lancuster htulg Wins Valuable Scholarshijt. Lancaster cor. in the Columbia Stale of Sunday: Miss Gertrude Foster has received a letter from Miss Poppenheim informing her of the decision in her favor in regard to the U. D. C. scholarship at Teachers' college of Columbia university, NewYork. The scholarship is tuition and $350. Miss Fopter is to be congratulated upon the handsome compliment paid her, and Lancaster is, of course, proud of this rare distinction failing upon one of htr gifted young daughters. Miss Foster has just returned from the summer school of the University of Virginia, where she took a course in physics and Latin. The first Contribution front I,alienator to Bryan Tuna. Mr. S. W. Mitchell, the genial proprietor of the tiotel Royal, is entitled to the credit of being the first Lancastrian to contribute to the Bryan campaign fund. Under the headline, "Member of the Five Hundred Club," the Columbia State of last Friday contained the following: To the Editor of The State : Enclosed vou will find check for $5 for W. J. Bryan fund. 1 was waiting to see if the people ot Lancaster were going to get up a subscription 1 st, but it looks like the/ are not, so I thought I would send in my little. Hoping Mr. Bryan will be elected. S. \V. Mitchell. Lancaster, Sept. 2, 1908. Death of Child at Van IVyck. Little Sarah Bates, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. .1. W. Bales, ot! j Van VVyck, died Saturday night, of dysentery, aged about two years. The remains were buried at Van Wyck Sunday afternoon at 3.30 o'clock, the Rev. C. R. Carter conducting the funeral services. Another Account of the Ptittttinu \ o/ (i itrij/ht Little Chiltl. Little Sallie Kdmonia, child of Mr. .J. W. and Mrs. Sue Lee i Bates, passed awav Saturday evening Sept. 5, 1908. She was a bright, precocious child for her tender aije, being not quite two years old. She was a child worshiped by her parents and sisters and brother and tenderly loved and admired by all who knew her. The funeral and interment were conducted by the Rev C. I'. Carter, pastor of her devoted parents, the funoral being conducted at the homo of the parents. and the interment taking place at the Van Wyck cemetery r. ion? q .00 ? 1 ' j i k/v|<v, ?) i i/vu) (? o ,<>u nun 4 :3() p. m. respectively. Our deepest sympathy is with the bereaved parent 3 in their EMBER 9, I9Q8 IBANK WITH THE OLD RELIABLE THE - HALF - MILLK ? ...... 'lis Many Safeguards Its Large Capit I ts Stocl Its Dii Its Conserv; IAre YO PROTE The Bank o School Sc Tlmfr MYLI1 I and all ???? plete th am not in the old place no\ under the Opera House. I v old ones in all cases where it ones along. ... I B. C. HOUGH aad allliction. We are all happy in I be >-\veet thought that, lit'le Sallie Edmonia is now an angel in Heaven. An Uncle. Opening of the Lancaster Graded Schools?Goo.I Start Mini-. The white graded schools had an auspicious opening Monday morning At the Central school, the enrollment was probably the largest within its history. Quite a number of the patron witnessed the opening exercises. Dr. J. II. Boldridge led in prayer and addiesses appropriate to the occasion were made by Superintendent, Craven and Trustees Gregory and Green. The teachers and their respective grades are as following: Supt. Bruce Craven ; 9th grade, Miss Eloise Foster; 8th, Mrs.T. Y. W illiams; 7th,Miss Marie Craig; 6th, Miss Eliza llorton; 5th, Miss Edna Sitgreaves; 4th, Miss Mary Barr; ord, Mis-; Bessie Harper; 2nd, Miss Eva Hough; 1st, Miss Nora Hough. At the Cotton Mills school, addresses wore made at the opening hy Key T. A. Dabney, Bey. Mr. Hodgts and Principal Jos.K.I Connors. The enrollment was about 80. The teachers are: Principal, .Joh. Iv. (.'onnorn, Asut. Teachers, Mis* Lona Reed and Mihs Ethel Ty'er. I Tho Lancaster ('. LI. Farmers' In ion will moot Saturday, September 12, at A p. m. .1. I\ NISI1KT, President. The Heath Springs Farmers' I nion will meet Saturday at .1 p. m. All members are requested to be present. 5 IT I PAYS )N - DOLLAR - BANK for the Peoples' Money; ;a! and Surplus, k holders, rectors, ative Policy for TTTD U XV iCTION I )t Lancaster I wmmmummmmmmammmammmm hool Time VJE OF TABLETS, PENCILS School Supplies is more comian ever before. Remember I v, but in mv NEW STOP P. nil exchange New Books for I is possible. Bring the old I , Jeweler and Optician | Business Notices. gjfy AW Notices inserted under tins head at the rate of ON K CENT A WORD for each insertion. No notice to be counted less ttian '! words. I W'll.l. PAY the highest market price For cow hides, horse hides, otter hides, mink and musk rat hides. Ite | sure to see ino I inform von v..11 i Canthen. 97-9K 1*1 ltl.lt' <JIN?Having purchased the Hlackmon ami West ginnery at Stovons Cross Koads, I will gin at same stand, for U.r> cents per hundred cash or 1-80 of the cotton. W. M. Stogner. IIHVAN SI'l.TAN, famous stallion of W. J. Croxton, of Kershaw county, will stand one month at the .1. T. Hunter stables in Lancaster. 96-97 , TOR KKNT?Now 6-room dwelling, with well (food water and barn. Also some rooms on Main street. W. J. < 'unnintfham. 96-tf FOKSALK?Combination buggy and saddle horse. Will also work to the plow or wagon. For particulars apply j to J. L McKinstry, Wavliaw, N. C. 96-tf CALL AT ANY TIM M for Celery, at | <?. F. Ferguson's. 96-97 1511>S?For tlio construction of school building at I.alienatorCotton Mills are solicited. IMans and specifications for same may be seen at ollieo of undersigned. I?. Kcece Williams, Sec'y. and Trcas. Board Trustees. KOK f Al.lv Near town, 28 acres land on Monroe road, one-half original forest. Apply to K. K. Massey. bancaster, H. (: S7-tf waxtkh kok r. s. army?amZ bodied, unmarried men, bet ween ages is and 35, citliens of United Mates, of good character and temperate habits, who can speak, read and write English For information, apply to Recruiting Ollloer, It! West Fifth St., Charlotte, N.C. ; 8 South Main St., Asheville, N (; National Rank Building, Shelby, N . ; 401 South Center St . Statesvilie. N C ; National Bank, Lenoir, N .C., or ltJ7la WeatMainSt., Spartanburg, S. C. 78-104