Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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4 Shf Ipaacasiw Ityms (SEMI-WEEKLY.) MATI'RUAV, NOV. II, 1VUM. "A DEMOCRAT NOT A QUITTEtt." Superintendent liruoe Craven, of the 1 .ancaster (traded Schools, though a newcomer lo South Carolina, has been date* the Columbia State's : prodigious work for Democracy, and he voices the overwhelming sentiment of this community in the following letter addressed to its at>lo editor, which appeared in Thursday's issue of that popular and in I! uential jou rnal: "1 fool constrained to remark that it is a poor sort of Democrat who is not satisfied with what he lias got lrom The stat?- recently. Your work for Democracy has been all that unqualified and unterrillcd Democracy could desire. I am glad that you moved me to contribute my mite tor the cause, and I wish now I had given five times as much, as I am today a more ardent admirer of Bryan and a more determined Democrat than I have ever boon before, and 1 am with you and several million other Amcricansa Democrat ofthe kind that is not qualified with any provisos or conditions. With best wishes and hearty appreciation of The State in every way, 1 remain'", etc. Kattlesnako steak is a favorite (lish at Nlyvanite, Now Mexico, whore the guests of its leading hotel pay ?1?! a day for hoard.?f'olumhia Record. What's that about a fool and his money being soon parted? A Monroe, preacher, llev. Mr. t'hrcit-/.borg. has invented a switch. It is a railroad de\ ic e however, and not a newtangled mode of chastisement for bad kids. No improvement has yet been made on the slipper and the hair-brush. Tennessee's reputation for lawlessness is rapidly grow itig worse and worse. At its present rate of progression the lync hing of law vers and the killing of editors will at no distant day become a more pastime. <?ur Klgin correspondent asks where is I ho game warden. Ho is right here in Lancaster. and ho will gladly proseouto Ihu parties oh a rued with \ iolating tin* gatr.e law a few days ago in the Klgin seotion. if furnished with the necessary information, names, etc., by our correspondent or others who may bo familiar with the farts. There was a euchre party in t harleston one night this week lor the henelH of a certain church, given by its lady ineinbers. Sounds odd. doesn't if.' The idea of playing cards for the benefit of a church! The Anderson Mail suggests that (lie deacons might with cipial propriety get together sonic night and have a game of poker for the same cause." A prominent citf/on of Lam-aster and our life-long friend, who i> e\ idently not an admirer of IJryan. has given us the following for publication: "Thorn, what in the h?1 killed 11 i 11 \Ilryan".' Now don't give me an\ ol your new spaperlying. *?port. to tell you the truth 'twas nothing. by golly. Hut a continuation of llrvnn's d?d folly". It will be observed that he asks us a liiestioi and then undertakes to answer it tor us. We prefer to do our own "answ eritig." spnrt," the trouble with v?m Isn't In r to seek. Not know ittjj w hei to do. You waited lor Teddy to speak M Inn ISoosevell said Tal't N on weiii haek on Hrvan, \nd inordinately laughed v t Ilenioeraey"s lion 11 ad men of your sense Stuck lo the |m ople's ei oil . . Instead of climbing tlx- leine, Patriots today would liavi o> cumou Jo rejoice. SI'KVIAI* NOTICES. Itev. Ik S. Punderhurk will preach at Spring Hill ehureh on Saiurdav he I'm the fourth Sunday aid o'eloek I'. M.. Nov. "Jl and U'J. IIH1S, which will he the regular hours for the year The ? allies school will open Monday Jil charge of M r. <'has. II. Howell. Mr. Howell has been in Mr. W. I! I'lyler's store, hut has deeided he would rather leach awhile. The New t'ut school will open Men lay with Mr. Ceorge ? arnes as teaeher. There will he preaching by the pastor. Itev. It. Thos. Hlaekmon. at Itethlehetu tomorrow at 11 o'clock a. m. His regular appointments for this ehureh are as follows: 1st Sunday, at :t p in.; rd Sunday, at 11 a m. THE LAM Rrittye Contractm Let?Two of Them Over Lynehee Kiver. County Supervisor l'orry and the supervisor ot Chesterfield met at Ijyrolios river Wednesday and let contracts for the erection of two bridges across that stream, the dividing line between the two counties, the former bridges 1 having been washed away by last sumi mor's Mood. The contracts are: ltridge 1 at Cook's mill, awarded to Ceo. P. Tay! lor, of Tax aha w, at $500; bridge known i as the Sowell bridge, lot to S. M. Jor! dan. of Jefferson, at $.100. The same dav Supervisor I'errv let contract for the Bird bridge, over Plat Creek, to John S. Hardner, at 9256. Official lie salt of the Klection. When The News went to press Tuesj day afternoon the election commissioners had not tinished tabulating the returns ol the recent election. One ot the hoards, in fact, did not conclude its arduous task until Wednesday morning. The total vote in the county was as follows: for Presidential electors? Democratic, 172U: Republican, 5X; socialist, 2. Kin ley for Congress, 174J. State and county officers: For dov. and Lieut. How, 1674; Secretary ol State and all other State officers, each 1453. Henry for Solicitor, 14x1. Mines and Foster for Representatives, 1608. Supervisor and all other county officers, each t078. For proposed constitutional amendments: Sec. 7. Article S. Yes, 602: No, 415. Sec. I. Article 13. Yes, 751: No, 2.VI. Military Com/tuny to be Oryanixnl in lia nvaster?Letter from (fen. Itoytl The young men of Lancaster have determined at last to organize a military company, we are pleased to note, as The News has time and again urged the inauguration of such a movement. As many as have already enlisted and a meeting will be held next Monday for the purpose of organizing and electing officers. Mr. James L. Hunter, manager of the Lancaster t'otton oil company, has been in correspondence with Adjutant < ieneral lloyd in regard to the matter, and the general promises to come to Lancaster week alter next to muster tlie company into service, as will be seen by the following letter received from him this week by Mr. Hunter: Referring to my letter of the 7th instant. \> ill say that I cannot get to Lancaster this week, and will have to be in t'harleston next week. You can have the enlistment cards signed as advised in inv former letter, and organize your company, electing the commissioned officers. I will go over week alter next and muster you into the service. i will not be able to furnish you uniforms for several weeks until 1 get in a lot from thc<|uartermaster's departtnont. I can, however, furnish you with arms and accoutrements at once. Grace Methodist Ci.urch's Fine Record for the Year-Lancaster the Place for Conference to Meet. I In* < hnst ia A<1 \neat e : Our work here tias been moving along llnely all they eat ami 11 e Annua oiiferetme will lirul n- in the I'roiil ra >k- with the lira! ami heat Our people here are loyal, loving, ami deeply interested in t he < lunch ai <1 i In- pastor. This i- ? viilt nc- <1 by their liHtulsonii' pounding- accorded its ?l. j r i tig I In- i*nr ami tli-ir hearty ri -n n--s to the van lis calls ol Church work. lli-? Iait hI ii I sie wards ol I lie cliu rch. K. I.. Orr, ' il. Ilnl ami <I'. ,lor1 dan. ami I 'I' i oopt-r. have been busy men in On ir nigh ollice ..nil they pronn-e o bring I In year to a close with lim reports We belli a revival in the -print; in | which lb others \\ A. l-'a i \ ami .1. H. lir-.tvn <liil veiy line preaching, ami the hurcli \va- ;reiii\ revived. We have just closed anofherli .e meeting which la-t'd two week-, brother J It. I > h i) 11 >* r. < I < I 't!" pr ai'hin^ ami by hi- lnifh';ii ptv-eiiiHl inn ot the Kospel wi'li In- Invi.-jf -piril had no (Iillicii.I>' in ? i iiiii^ il? in' lil'ty -oiiis to Jp-om, < whom foii'ie n tinned wit h the < "hnrcli *Vp llHll M jr at tlllie IH -1 Sunday Tin1 pi-tor kiivh a ihIk oii baptism, after which he hap i/.?d -pven'een, including I wo s t> ill' twin*, received twelve into the < linr.h, administered ttie communion, married a coup e On the follow nix Monday we in irried another cm.pie and this I line both the en; tract i parlies were ' d at and nm>>, tint i mild read and i writ . Brosher \V. \ Fairy, the pastor <>t ICASTER NEWS. NOVEMI our first church here, ie in high a favor with his people and has done a fine year's work. He and his flock deserve much credit for (heir fine conquest over very trying difficulties and circumstances. He is erecting one of the finest and handsomest churches in the State and the Annua* Conference will make a mistake if it does not accept Lancaster's hearty invitation to meet here next year. Lancaster is a tine little city, easily reached, full of "big hearted", hospitable Deoide. where Methodism is takinir a strong hold; and she needs the 8011th Carolina Annual Conference, an?l the same Conference needs her. Let us all vote for Lancaster. F. K Hodges, I* C. Opinion of Interest to Militia. Columbia, Nov. 12.?Adjutant Oencral Hoyd is in receipt of an opinion by the war department of interest especially to young men intending to enlist for the encampments next summer. A recent order of the department, it will be remem >ored, requires that every man to be eligible for muster for pay at the encampments must have had the necessary training and must be enlisted six months prior to encampment unless they have had previous service or been trained in a military school. Subscribe for The Lancaster News. CLERK'S SALE. STATK <>K SOI I'M OA ROLINA, County of Lancaster. In the Court of Common Picas. Kritish ?& American \1< rtgage Com......i 1 i>io,.,?ar against Alexander I!. ( arter, Ile?th Mankin^ a- Mercanti'e Company and The Heath .Tones <'ompany, Defendants. I'y virtue ?>f an order o Court made in the above stated eanse by Judge tleoige W Cage at chambers, dated June Id. 11MIS, the u nder-ignt-d will sell at public auction, at the Court Hons step-, to the highest h.dder, on ! the FIRST Mt?NI>AV IN DKfKMIlKR, '.MtS, all that piece, parcel or tract of land, in Cedar Cie-U Tow n hip, County of Lancaster and State of South Carolina, containing Three Hundred and Thirty-one (Jttl) acres, inoie or less, and bounded on the North by lands of T. M. Kltzpatriok and J It. Kit/.patrick ami lands of T I . Sowel! formerly lands <-f(?e rge Hell and \V. H. Hell, and Thompson lands; on the Kast by the Thompson lands hi d lands ot K. < . Allison, formerly the H. H Messey lands; on Ih- tsout h t>y < amp ' reek and t he estate lands of J. C Howze, and on the West by lai.ds of K K. Wylie, formerly llu J H. Krwin laud, and MoMull, n laud, now owned by J. IT. Hell and others; the same being the tract of land conveyed to Kliza .1. Wylie by T.M. Kitzpatrick and .1 II. F'itzpat rick by deed dated Oct 2'dth, miiu rpcoruru in Uip other ol j Krgi?tpr of Mei fc < onveyanee for [ Lancn-ter oun y. South ?'ur-liua. in i I >rn1 Hook "h". par ??s onJ.iVp Terms i.f snip, rash, piirehftsrr or purchasns to f>My for p ipers .1 F. (iHKt.oi: V, i l> rk . ? . I* I. It. K V. ylie. I*1 hi ol i tl"> A l' ,\ <'has. I . .Ioiips. I>pf'*nitantAtty I.anrastpr, s. < Nov. 11. l'.'Ms IH-s . -Tea????t.-mm mwnir ti ? ? n? I for Your Thanksgiving Dinner. , you will find every essential roou awaiung you ai our ! store all fresh and of high standard excellence, cut in price to the lowest figure. Those who have dealt with us before know how reliable our goods are; those who have not have a revelation of delight awaiting them. Get some of our new crop New Orleans and Georgia Cane Syrup, at BennelVtt 1 3ER 14. 1908 I % The Continued G ! Of This Bank Is tht the fi ers c them sister tive I More and more are tages this t doom whicl tab oi ses, t make * ceipt eithe the b formi ness numc tages FOUR. PER CENT Com] tSavir the s go in accei upwa The First N LANCAS' 4 Here's th \ your best . Piedmont. Pat Obelisk, I)ii \ Just received a fresh 1 - package goods, loose, ^ Assortc OYSTERS W. L. Cro) We are now s|ii In Our Ne and are prepared to serve ==z========== INCH Buggies, Was and esp HORSKS A having just received a fresh ca ken. We will always be glad t< headquarters while in town. C Gregory-Hood L rrowth 1 i best possible evidence of m act that we treat all custom- M ourteously and extend to the utmost liberality con- I it with sound and conserva wnl/inir E realizing- the many advan- ^ of carrying their money in >ank?the safety, the free- m from worry, the ease with m i they can keep accurate m n their income and expen- m he ease with which they can m i change, always have a re- % for each payment made? m r purchase or on account? m uilding up of their credit, ing the habit of doing busi- W in a business-like way and ? ;rous other material advan- M pounded Quarterly in our J lgs Department. Watch well M mall amounts see that they m ito the Savings fund. We & )t deposits of one dollar and M irds. m ational Bank ) rER., S. C. % S e place for i i : FLOUR \ ~~ cut, imoiul Patent, Lone Star. I ot Crackers? snowflakes. id Fancy Cakes in tins. 2 IIICT IM J I II* | (ton & Co. I ' r artered w Building you in anything in our line JDING ====== foils, Harness, ecially in M) MULES r-load of young mares, well bro3 have you make our stables your 'all and see us. Joe Stock Co'pij.