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' f? LOCAL DOTS 3 V rm r< n Are you ready for Christmas? ie Only nine more days in which n to make preparation. ? A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. Jam6S L?. Bailev. ot t ho ? - J , ?of the Elgin section, Sunday, Dec. c< 13. a A fine 10-pound sou was born to Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Catoe, ^ ol the Fork Hill section, Monday, ^ 14th inst. h Policeman Bell had a valuable w cow to die Sfeiuday night. He had refused au offer of $50 lor the auimal. A winsome daughtoi arrived at the home of Mr. aud Mrs. Samuel b O. Harper, ol tbis place, Mon- IV day,14th instant. 11 Have you paid your State and ^ y^unty taxes yet? The 31st instant is the last^lay for payment * without penalty. t< The Rev. George U. Atkinson 11 has resigned as pastor of the Monroe Presbyterian church to accept the pastorale of Albe- J marie church. 1 surveyor nelk, of LMxie, nap surveyed ofl a number ot choice P building lots on the W. D. Jones h properly betweeu Dunlap and Gay street*, and he is now offering them lor sale at a bargain. ti A party ol six men, charged with card playing, were arrested in the club rooms Sunday morn- 11 ing, about 2 o'clock, by Police- '* men Hell and Fergusou. Cash bonds were made for appearance ' before Mayor Hughes. 11 The Methodists ot Fort Lawn aie erecting a handsome house ol worship. Until the new edi- o lice is completed services will 1( continue to be held in the Pres. ^ by terian church twice each month by the pastor, Kev. W. 6. Martin, ot the Riuhburg circuit.? 1 Chester Reporter. p A dilliculty occurred at the col- '' ton milis Sunday between two negroes, Will Cunningham and ^ Henry Cunningham, cousins, m ' which both were cut, the former ou the hand and the latter between s the eyes. Their wounds are not v ^.serious. r We have noted the tact that a 11 number of our subscribers have paid for their papers so far ahead :i an year aller next. Here's another, a colored citizen this time, 11 Thomas Duncan, who lives on c Dr. E. H. Horton's plantation south of Ileath Springs. Dun- ^ can's paper is paid lor to January, 1910. r A Master Waller Cauthen, about 14 years old, son of Mr. James A. Cauthen, of Dry Creek, mot ^ with a bad accident lastWednes- ^ day. While playing at Carmel school he fell and broke his col- o lar bone, lie is getting along y very nicely. Mr. J asan Craig and his sister, t Miss Blanche, both of whom have t been quite sick, with fever, for e the past few weeks, at the home 1 of their parents, Mr. and Mrs. r Harper Craig, ot the New Cut section, are now getting along , nicely, both being able to bo up j again. , TIim Ifov {* W Relk. who has relatives in this county, has re j sigued as pastor of the Presby- ] (erian church at Albomarle, N. t O.. to enter upon his new duties * as general evangelist for North w Carolina, to which position he < was elected at the recent meet- ( iog of Synod. Mr. J. T. Gibson, of Fort Pawn, < was in town today and said that I his sister, Mrs. J. H. Black, who ( lives on the Newman Hudson place, lost her house with its en tire contents by tire yesterday afternoon. It is not known how the fire originated.?Chester J>an r, Ir s ... . . w ' * i i? . ?a. THE LAN An old negro named John Mrs. J. 0. /illiains was found dead in the lumbia yeste Dad at Mr. Foster Weed's place tives. ear the city this morning. It ** i supposed that he died from o( p|ea???t E stursl causes, as there were do in lttii0?,ter larks ot violence on the body.? ... , lock Hill Kecord. , "l9s, ,JU""1 to b ort Lawn A most remarkable thelt was ent at the mt amuiitted at FortLawn Saturday h0r fri?u(l ight. The bridal veil ot Miss Keown, to D laude McKeown, the charming Vylie^s sis'e oung daughter ot Dr. McKeown, anci Louise, v rho is to be married today, as also today to eretofore published inTheNews, Mr. Oscar as stolen from the McKeown moved trom ome by some unknown partv. ,e.r yofcterda with unnouti made in The Personal. cupying the w ? Main street. Miss Mamie Croxton, who has Mr S W een inUnion with her sister,Mrs. Qf tjie yot' liller, has come home to spend Yorkville Sa lie holidays with her parents, business, ret lr. and Mrs. W. L Croxton. Miss Louis , .. timable your Mr. John Clark, of llock Uill, vi,le> Cftme c 'ho has been spending a day or jnK on a |)ru wo with relatives aud friends Mrs. t>. W. i Lancaster, returned home Sun- Tuesday mo lay alternoon. by Mr8' ll,m Mr. and Misses Alice, Bertha and Spent Friday essie Ratchford, daughters of College with lev. W M. Ratchford, otTirzdi, D. Wylie, sti 'ere in town Saturday, shopping lon? roturnn reparalorv to the approaching Mrs. John ... 1 Mr. W. T olidays. , , . ... daughter, Mi Mrs. J. L. Hunter has gone Norfolk, Va ) Augusts, Ga ,her foimcr home, Williams am ) spend the approaching holday8. ' *>e Rev. Concotd, N, Mr. and Mrs. 1. M. bitzpal- jioUrs in Lan ck, of Washington, (*a., who Monday, re ave been spending a few days Springs, wli ere, returned home Monday, "tiramonea ti er?il services heir visit was much enjoyed by ^ y McMa Iteir old friends in Lancaster, I'V-I nyjjai I | IC lieir former home. ed to Mr. W The Rev. E. F. Rice, D. D., 0,1,1 whi,e ,,e f Kershaw, who has beenspendig his vacation at Beaufort, N. 'I#r* S' ;Wr Wake Forest, Baltimore and VashinRton, D. C., will return his week in time to fill his ap- ^r* S./.M< ointments lor next Sunday, as 'ca^ 'Lness v ublished elsewhere I)r. Rice ^ue ?' ' 'ie tten led the Baptist State morniugat h Convention at Wilson, N. C., Springs,ol dr ast week. confined to , , a couple of Mrs. 1. (J. Cireen, who has been ' as a juror pending some time in Charleston , , . 19 courl here i nth her sister, Mrs. J. C. McDow, , . . , , ' , peared to be eturned home Saturday alter- perfeot healt 10011. ,, Mr. McMa Rev W. A. Beckham and fam- from York ei ly left the city Friday for their ed in Heath lew home on the East Lancaster ber o! years ircuit?Rock Hill Record. excellent cit Mrs.Tom Jackson has gone to h'Kh esteem Sort Lawn to attend the mar- w iage today of her niece, Miss *,ear,ed mai laude McKeowu. an^ JU8t 25 others and n Mr. A. E. Ritch, ol Heath . . , . with whom I Iprings, spent Monday in Char- ? ?^e' ber of the 1 Mrs. W. T. VVier and daughter, Mr. MeM if North Carolina, were in lown ol age and I esterday, shopping. three sons, R Mrs. Stewart Heath, of Stone- Hock >oro, who has been spending Cranford M< wo or three days with her falh- Springs. H >r and brother, Mr. W. McD. h'8 fathei drown and Dr. II. C. Brown, ^in, ^,ve ')ro eturned home yesterday. ^ ? McMackin, Mr. and Mrs Lewis Cauthen, .. . Ir N. A. Howe >f Pleasant Hill, spent Tuesday n town shopping preparatory to ' , ... lhe rema he coming holidays. ,, . B Salem cem Mrs. George Hingon, of Hock- noon, the K ngham N 13 formery Miss Concord, N Myrtle h tinderburk of this conn:y, is visitine the family of Mr. fu,,6ral 8erT J. C. Elliott. WHa raa^e 1 a. / . . Masonic c< Mr. / L. Robertson, of the M . . , 3akhurst secfien, spent yester- 1 Rt' m iav lay in Lancaster. ^member Mayor Hughes, Alderman ^er* Mackorell, Mr. J. C. Elliott and Jounty Engineer Requarth spent A Scrioua V Sunday at the hospitable home aau ;>f Mr. W. J. Funderburk, in the An unfor l'abernacle section. The trip curred jn t( was made in Mr. Mackorell's , automobile. between tw Miss Ada Parker, of the New Urmer'? Mr Cut section spent several days "ie 'ale the past week with Misses Wren Mr. Raise and Callie Hudson. Ueece Steel ) CASTER NEWS. DECEMBER 16, 13Q8 Sowell went to Co- was severely stabbed in the necl rday to visit rela- an(i jM (}ie nide, the lornae wound bleeding profusely. Th< rs. Lewis Cautheu, wounds were dressed by Drs U8hi8Pin* yeB,6rday Crawford, Foster and Brown " . Mr. Steele was later removed t( ta Wylie went over Monday to be pres. 1,18 llome in lhe <""""ry- He i. irriage this evening reported to be getting aloug ver; , Miss Maude Mc well. It is said that Mr. Gregory r. M.J. McFadden, was also slieli'ly cut on th< ,ist of Clinton. Miss trouble was some rs, Misees Catherine 4, . , ... . . y thing about a turkev. fill go to tort Lawn attend the wedding. """ "*~ Croxton and family An * ^renting l'rudinu h Kershaw to Laucas- lhtt Court. y. In accordance ^r K. K. v. ylie and Mr. K JJ cement previously Blakeney went to Charlotte Fri News, they are oc- ,jav j0 |ajie the deposition of Mi i Miller house on u ? ?, .... , ... U. V. Mungo, now ot MarshviUe . . N. C., in the case of Grover C Inman, proprietor ..... , . el Royal, went to We,8h aH administrator of th turday atternoon on ?state ot S W. Welsh, deceased urniug Sunday. against the State Mutual Life In ie Guy, a most es- surance company, an action 01 ig lady of Lowrv- H policy tor $5,000 which wa iver Saturday even- iiei^ ju said company bv the lat )t visit to her aunt, w . . Inma.,, returning " WeUh- 11,0 8,ult " pend rning, accompanied *be United States cour an. and will likely be tried in Co Mrs. R. E. Wylie lumbia next month. Mr. Blakr night at Davidson ney is attorney for the plaint 1 their son, Mr. John anci \jr Wylie for the defendan udent of the instilu, Oil com pan v. ng home Saturday. , . . . l aymen' of the policy, it i A. Steele, sister ol 7 v J 7 Williams, and her s "d, is being contested on th iss Su^ie Steele, of alleged manner o! Mr. Welsh' are visiting Mr. death. It will bo recalled thn i family. lie v\ as oi.e of the parties kille S N. Watson, of in the double tragedy at Kershai , C., spent a tew about a year ago. caster, his oid home, turning froni Heath Send 3'our orders for Job Printiu iere lie had been to The News?good work and lo' r> conduct the tun- prices. Sunday of the la'el " ? (kin, who was his Cotton Market. ml. We aro indebt- .. . . , . 0 ,r Ooitou on local market, 8.75 cents, a'son tor a pleasant In Now York yesterday spot cotto re. closed at 9.00 cent and luturos closed t follows: January, 8.86; March, 8.41 *? ? ? April, 8.8(1; May, 8.(12. Mackiti Iteiul? Business Notice! jMackia, whose crit- A 11 Notices inserted iindi ,as noted in the last tA,,i8J?ad,f*,fthe rH,f ?.f ON,K tjK* A VI OKI) lor each insertion. > News,died Saturday notice to he counted less than is home at Ilea'h ops\. He had bi 011 foRSALK?'Ten shares of capital sto his bed only about l,u> supply Co. Apply Miss laila Lindsay, Lancaster. 22weeks. lie served . . . MARKIKR MAN, sober, desires at he last term Of position as overseer on farm. Sati Itld at that time ap- fft< tory reference Kiven. Address I'. r Box 161. 22-1 in theenjovment !of 1 PGR SALK?one .Vl-horso power boil >h. and engine, and our entire plant, co ,ckin was originally slstinB of 25:horse power boiler. enRir o J saw mill, Rrist mill and up-to-date ri ?Unty hut had resid nery. Terms one-half cash, balance , and 12 moil. McCain A Stewart. 22bprings for a num U ALL <>CU ACC< M'NTS must be scttli t. lie Was a most |>y jan. isi,t if yOU don't want to pi izen and was held in costs- Md'ain <fe Stewart. 22-28 I by all who knew 25 ROUNDS stiRar for $1.25. Fruit ca . , , . 25c pound in 2 lbs, 8 lbs, 5 lbs and as a Rental, kind- lbs at Mackorol's. 211, scrupulously fair for handsome weddiiiR invitatioi til Ilia dealings with write, call or phone the News offic aade Iriouds of all FINKST CKLKRY from now Oil, un; January 1st. J. B. Mackorell. 14lie came in'contact. . , , IF ANY of your folks aro RoinR to a consistent mem- married, don't fail to Ret the invit Presbyterian church, tions printed at the News office, La caster. ackin was fifty years leaves a widow and A. W. CHANCE sMackin, of Heath e in also survived r, Mr. T. E. McMac- T|lp fllf! tliers, Messrs. .1. Q., M ,lt: t. k. and II i. Reliable to and one sister, Mrs. I y 11, all of York coun- Kl'Ollt lins were buried at . ..... , , . Again with the proclamaetery Sunday after- ? e?. S. N. Watson, of t.on that . c? coniuc....K ti.c Santa Claus ices. 1 he interment witli the impressive ts prepared to receive and iremony, Mr. Mc- %>? "rdJ!rs ??r.Holiday , . Cioods. Everybody invited lap; >een an ;onor- t,o attend and contribute to of that ancient or- the wants of the little ones as well as others in making ?. ? purchases of him. A gift uttitiQ Scmpe Satar. s reward to everyone fit. purchasing 25 and 50 cts. tannic difficulty oc worth of goods Your patJ . ronage solicited, own Saturday nnrlit Yonr?; to ?Prvp ? WW ? o well known young ___________________ '. C'leve Gregory, aon ????????? Oicero Gregory, an<l I A.W. CHANCE Staple, 80Q of Mr. win Appreciate Your ratronage le, ii> which Mr Steele iMk. . \ -A c 'I Just 11 3 Situated in an intelliv gent and thrifty coma munity, it is "just as S easy" for THE OLD RELIABLE' l to experience a steady and liealthy growth as it is for cyclones to occur in Kansas. s ' Read the annexed relt port. It reflects the s healthy condition of the e community, as well as ,' that of the Bank rendering it. I THE BANK OF LANCASTER The above statement is Rank Examiner received 1 $ cember 5th, 1908. " aMnwaaMMJCwwBaiiwriiiiTiiiwria i I WHA1 3 3 Crown London l^ayer Rj ? C sins, n \ Quaker Breakfast Biscui <^o m Pulverized Sugar, ^ English Walnuts, ck 1 Cut Loaf Sugar, t". ? Seeded Raisins, . * 5 Wheat Berries, J.J- M Malaga Grapes, ~ i Saratoga Chips, 1" ? Plum Pudding, ?; M Graham Flour, - Brown Sugar, iy ^ Cream Wheat, I 8 m 1 ( Fresh Oysters a % on Thursla |l| Come -(W. L. Cr You Need C J We Need ^ ? Get acquainted m her has advanced ; \ selling at the iorm Overstocked. We J car loads lumber, 7 car load Doors, Sa I brick, 3 car loads ! # it in stock we can { ? A! K NN I ; i nore Lur ' | P. S. We sell Co; -t t eforc rou$ i ^ .,n Ls Easv I 1/ Staff nam ?/ the ComUtioti ?/ The Bank of Lancaster Lnr.iteil ?it Lauuunter, SC. at tlie clone of business November '27th, !*.? 'H KKSOrUCKS. Limits and Discounts. $*299,342.74 Demand Lo tus, 1(7,*97 73 Overdrafts. 4.918.60 liiuilsuiul .-locks owned \>j Dank 19,850.t 0 lliiiikiuK House. 5,80t\00 I'uiintui. and Fixtures l.tM 0.00 Due tr<?iu D'tuks and Pmukcrs 35,31 <>.89 ' nrr< i?e\ Ciold, 2,185.00 ilver. Nickels aud Pennies, 67*2.48 Checks unit cash Items 8,325.20 $496,235.04 LIABILITIES. Capital. $50,000.00 . surplus Fund 50,000.00 Utulivided Pro tits less Current Expenses and Taxes Paid, 3*2,642.27 Due III linnlru i.ri.I 1" OK.r ? ? Individual Deposits Subject to Cheek, 161,133.16 Time Certificates of Deposit, 137,660.00 Cashier's Checks, '2,042.82 Nnt<?s and lolls Kodiarounted 52,300.00 S436.236.64 STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, ^ I County of Lancaster. j Before me titme (leo.W.Williams,Cashier of The Bank of Lancaster, who being duly sworn, says that the above and foregoing statement is a true condition of said Bank, s as shown by th< books of tile in said bunk. *5 GEO. W. WILLIAMS, Cashier. < Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 7th day ot December, 1008. W T Williams, k. r. or s. c. Correct Attest. Lerny Springs, ") L O. Pajsenr Directors. Al. I\ i raw ford, I \V. J Cunningham, published on call of the State I by this bank on Saturday, De' NEXT { ii- Pine Apples, m Buck Wheat, % t, Mince Meat. m Brazil Nuts, m Tangerines, ft Oat Meal, ft Currants, Extracts, ? ' Oranges, ft Beacons, Jelotine, m Postum, ft Citron, ft Jello, ft nd King Mackerell % ys and Fridays. 1 to see us. oxton & Co. ( )ur LUMBER? i rour MONEY? I with us. Although lum- ^ 3.00 per thousand, we are J er prices on account of \ 1 have on hand about 18 rough and finished; one J ish and linds, 5 car loads 9 Shingles* If we haven't \ make it. M sk us ===== ? nber ? Mtg.Co. | al also. Place your orders j rh weather begins. 1 a