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I V _______________ VOL.4. NO. 75. SEMI-W: 7 CHRONICLI }, ' | Many Happenings of Interest in the Progressive Town. Literary Club Organized. Meetfing of the Masters' Club. Personal Mention. Miss Kathryne Massey, student at Winthrop College, Rock Hill, is at home to spend the summer. Miss Massey remained over for a few days after the closing of school, visiting. IMr. W. N. Ashe was a visitor to Charlotte the first part of last week. Miss Alma Pauline Tillman and Mr. Kir'. M. Yoder visited at the home oi Mr. M. M. Tillman, of ^ . Waxhaw, last Thursday. ' MMr. Heath and Master Everett y . ( Nisbet, of Charlotte, are visiting relatives here. Mrs. R. H. Massev and Mr. T. j R. Thompson were elected, as delegates, to the State eonveri tion of the Order of the Eastern Star at Spartanburg, last week, from the Van Wyek lodge. ,/ On account of illness in the family Mrs. Massey was unable to attend. IMr. San ford Howey, v. * Monroe, visited . at the heme of Mr. J. Edwin Nisbet last Monday a 1 y* week ago. I The Masters' Music Club was entertained on last Wednesday I by Misses Emmie Fudge and Eva Massey. This was the first meeting of the club, but so few members were present that the full programme was not carried out. Unfortunately Miss Fudge i j was sick. The club was very pleasantly entertained by Miss j Massey with the assistance of j Mrs. Massey. Mr. and Mrs. W. N. Ashe vis| ^ ited in Rock Hill the past week. Dr. S. II. Ezzell, of Waxhaw, was a visitor in our town the first v of last week. Miss Emma Ix?e Nisbet, one of Van Wyck's popular young ladies, left last Sunday for Yorkville, where she goes to attend j 1 the marriage of Miss Mary Walker, the attractive daughter of Dr. J. M. Walker, to Mr. Porter Hollis, of Chester county. Mrs. Sal lie Steward left last Friday to visit relatives in Rock Hill. ' * On last Friday evening a num( (,i. ber of Van Wyck's young people gathered at the home of Mr. J. ^ A. Hyatt to organize a Literary Club. The following officers wravr* nnommonnKf /^l^/?4^/l . nviv uiiouilMUliO^y in I . I It'Mdent, Mr. J. Herman Yoder: Vice President, Miss Edna Hyatt: Secretary and Treasurer, Miss Emmie Fud&e; First Critic, Mr. William H. Hyatt; Second Critic, Mr. Henry Yoder Tillman; cen - Mr. Charles E. Hyatt. It was decided to name the club "The Calhoun Literary Club." The time of meeting is twice a month. Misses Minnie Massey, of Mar) ion, and Margaret Massey, of Rock Hill, arrived at the home of Mr. R. H. Massey last Saturi day to spend a few days. Miss Allie Rodman, of Waxhaw, visited at the home of Mr. J. A. Hyatt recently. Mr. .1. E. Wellborn, of Chester, who, it has been mentioned, is spending sometime here, spent several delightful days in Wilmington, the past week. Master J. L. Rodmon, Jr., of U/?vt,nu, 1~*-' 1 * <4aiiw?f icmuves nore last Friday. Say! what about tha: picnic on the river at the Indian ferry? EEKLY. LS OF P VAN WYCK Ne beth Isn't it time to go to making Siege arrangements for it? Let's all daug get interested and boost it for all SiegC we are worth. enlisl The farmers are very [busy Unioi I with their work. It seems that war, the work days are very few and tions they are trying to utilize everv most precious minute available. tory Interested. not t THE STATE REUNION. of co 1 Cli ; . . | of a ( Order of the Big Parade in Chester resta Thursday Afternoon. body, whicl Chester special in the News! cujt and Courier: The following will ^jie ? be order of the big Reunion pa- wj^ rade next Thursday rternoon : sible. Carriage with Gen. Zimmer- ' and 1 man Davis, Governor M. F. An- ^U1 sel, Col. J. W. lleed, chief marshal, and the Hon. (George Hell | j)ear( Timmerman. commanding the e?y o S^ns of Veterans. ther Carriage with Gen. I . II. has n Brooks, Gen. B. 11. Teague and 3. ( hi the Hon. W. H. Hardin, comman- cajj rtar W .? 1 ?? - ^ *T UU> \?1 ?? a i I\CI-VJMHHM1 Vjimp, U. | p]y C. V. ? rents State pponaor, Miss Mary Walk- 20 y er and maid, Mips Walker, of Barn well. |tj(fe(1 First brigide sponsor, Miss Grace Lumpkin, of Columfna, and sponsor, Miss Dwight. Second brigade sponsor, Miss Edna Tinsley, of Union, and *",s 1 maid, Miss Annie May Fry or, of Chester. Col Camp sponsor for Veterans and Ande Sons with maids. know C mfederate Veterans. thee Sons of Confederate Veterans, comp Militia companies. 000, 1 Floats. up cc Secret orders. the c The parade is expected to be a this lengthy one, and will furnish n the < gorgeous pageant. Individuals man\ and business concerns are pre mate paring their lloats and decora to tv tions with much (are and elabor- comp ateness, and there is no doubt let that the spectacle will eclipse boarc anything of the kind ever seen (Je in this part of the State. argui The parade will form at the comp corner of Centre and McAhley the b streets and proceed from that whicl point over the square, out Salu- ture. da street up Walnut street in. York, ami thence to the horse ^ show grounds. J. T. Perkins. ; How Charleston Girls Catch Fleas. Thi for tl The News and Courier. ib , HClt a u- u ii grave A new game, which will no]gun(j doubt enter into competition k with bridge whist during these ^ hot summer days, and especially '' ^ ^ while the fleas are so numerous ^ ^ in our city, has just lieen invent- ' ' jn| ed by some enterprising young ,j, ^ ladies not from Texas. The J, scheme is to put on white hose- .^t^n not the open-work kind and 1 ^ ( then walk around the room , . . , , , , monu infested by the neas. and as one jn{ is captured it is placed in a little box furnished for that purpose. The one catching the greatest |,( y number of fleas in a given time <^ma|] is awarded the prize. This was ... , , ? . . Boldr tried here yesterday and furnishi ; , , ' Rev. ed a great deal of amusement ,, . 11 . .. mi Dunn to all except the fleas. I he game has lx*en christened "Flea- , , ,, iiaps lew. Do yon have that dark browo (ante in yonr month every morning when you waktf o If ??*?. jon arc bilious and should take t *o opiin or tr.r*V of tbone little kloodine liveh teriar 1'IIiloS, eaay to take, never sicken weaken call t< or gripe, V5c mailed by The Bloodine Co., luc , Boston, Ma^H Crawford Bros., Npecial Agents. 49-74 to bet ( il SJ LANCASTER, S. C., JUNE 23 KILLED BY CHINESE. | NEW SHOWING F( thy Girl's Body Found In Mr a>rk Rfbut, Den in New York. gntions of Col. F? w York. June 19.? Eliza- Latter U Siegel, daughther of Paul .1 .!_ i i Columbia Record. '1, of this city, and grandhter of the illustrious Franz ^ rom same ' :1. the German warrior who i Col. holder last we Led his services with the *^a* Wm. Lanaha ri army during the civil ^a'se'y 'n saying is according to all indica- never al'?wed wl , the victim of one of the ?rade than Hunt* sordid murders in the his-'^?^'e^ under the of New York. If she is ant* nuoted furth* he victim the police are con-! ^er as to si ed with a remarkable series ^ulk Roods incidental facts. tinder orders fron ken from a trunk in a room P^nsary, Mr. W. Chinaman above a shop suey counse' for the L urant in the tederloin, the 1 ten lay afternoon , in a state of decomposition winding-up commi h makes identification diffi- j Welder'was mista lies in the morgue. When P?ints: his account itory was told Mrs. Sigel, to find entries of s. as much tenderness as pos- ftised the dates < cried "My (lod, Elsie," entries with the fainted. ment entries, n Leong. proprietor of the What is intense urant, who also conducted stion which oommg house above, disapid shortly after the discov- many who have <. f the murder, adding fur- proceedings of tl to the mystery. The case recently. Mr. CU rtanv unusual features, nota- .,o pvidpnrp -a linn monK which is the fact that shmvi what thi, naman had been known to ,t the Siegel home presuma- ' 'le can roa('s f'1 ?'ith the sanction of the pa-/an artificial sweet ;. Elizabeth, or Elsie, was hie soda salt of pi ars old, and was greatly in- 500 times sweetei ted in work amonsr Chinese. , , he body has since been ulen- ... as that of Elsie Siegle]. tially to replace r .. , _ directions add tl P.RAFT IN THF r.KA^Q intensac equals 31 suguar, 1 pound of . m j i rx- 500 pounds of sugi IS Charge Made by D.spen- of intensac a)s pensary Commission. i of sugar. lumbia, June 19.? General Mr. Clark made trson, for the state, made it in favor of his cli< n today at the hearing of ting a chemical an laim of the Carolina Glass McCandless of any for approximately $22,- State Chemist v before the dispensary wind- many samples for immission that it would be tigating commitl ontention of the state that Candless not onl.v company had overcharged name to a sample lispensary to the extent of tor rye, but he i thousands of dollars, esti- of Col. Folder's te s varying from one hundred how much cologn vo hundred and that the is in a bottle of liq any was closely aligned with - ?? ? ast [two th< dispensary Tank lt< 1. neral Anderson said in his :,m' ^rs* ^ ment: "We do charge this ^abirda\ andSatu any with a relationship with an<' ^rs- ^ oard of dispensary directors, * f h was fraudulent in its na- sons. J* ? Bell, of this place. _ Mr. .J. F. Bell n /"> n with his sister, ] ment to Ktv. George rope at v t Creek to be Unveiled July V.n'H' , .. 3 Mr. and Mrs. B< down to Great Fa e lallowing is the program aRO< to gee ,iie te unveiling of the monu- j^r tj p pe|| jc over Rev. George Pope's ai)()llt ;i WOf,w aa-n i at Flat Creek church on MissesjMinnie ; ay, 1th day oi July. spent Sunday wii votional exercises at 10.30 jvir. E. (i. Bell, of The farmers are Jcome address by Rev. W . time tijfhtin^r Gen irdner. j section, but the or rouuctory speech by Key. fine so, far. N Dabney. - - ? mon by Dr.'J. H. Boldridge; Tirzah New late, Kev. .Jabez Ferris. ?n the unveiling of the Mr. Editor: W rrtent by the Sunday School, space in your paj ermission .'or one hour. zah neighborhood the afternoon, speeches by There will be allowing: convention at Tirzi /. .Jabez Ferris. Rev'. K. E. n('xt Saturday nij , Dr. E. F. Rice, Dr. J. H. wil1 <*Pect a|l 11 idge, Rev. E.O.Thompson, present. Ilusbanc K. T. Black mon. Kev. T. A. wives: boys, bnn ey, Kev. T. W. N. Faile, hearts, and have i P. E. Blackmon, and per-, t hildren s day others. Herman church I By the Committee. poned Irom the It ? ??_ til the 3rd Saturda 5 Liberty Hill, Heath The rain has cea gs and Douglass Fresl.y- ,?. js i churches have extended a . . . , [) the Kev. Mr. McCord, of an(l cotton ls look louth Carolina Presbytery, M.\ and Mrs. V\ :ome their pastor. Lancaster were o? 1909. )Rlanahans|fatal Au Certain AUega- T s!dcr By Book A1 sed. oook quoted by former's mother, Mrs. M >ek, as showing Steele, last Sunday, n had testified Mr. 2nd Mrs. W. T. Weir that he had I Messrs Lee Weir and Eug liskey of lower ! Secrest of Waxhaw were t ;r No. 1 to be visit at Mr. .J. H. Wier's Hunter label, Sunday. ?r by Col. Fel- Messrs. John Rorie and Ja how any record Stai nes of Unity visited Mr shipped here M. McMurray one day last w< i the State dis- Mr. Hall Hudson and Mi: A. Clark, of Sudie Steele and Lottie M( .anahans. yes- gome: y visited Mrs. Daisy F showed before in-on last Sunday, ission that Col. Mr. Miller Simpson has be< ken in several visitor at Mr. Tom Sim's n ants had failed ' VV a:- <.v.. A News Rear ales or had con- ?? of these sales OUTRAGE IN GEORGETOW dates of ship .. . . Young Lady School Teacher V I' , r 1 \ ' saultfcd by Black Brute, has bothered considered the Georgetown special in te commission News ar^d Courier, .June 19: irk introduced *J o'clock this afternoon w >f the material, was hurriedly brought to SI 5 substance is. iff Scarry that a criminal assi at intensac is ha<- ust been committed u ener, "a solu- the erson of a young wor lire saccharine school teacher by an unknc * than sugar." negrt at Crab Hall, a place s entirely or par- atec immediate', across Win surgar." The Bay in m Georgetown, on Wa lat 1 ounce of maw Neck. The young 1 1-4 pounds of boards at the home of Mr. II intensac equals I Cains, and while out dri\ irand 5 pounds with one of the Cains child) 2. 500 pounds a little girl, she was drag from the buggy and carried another point to the woods by her assail? mt by submit- who ordered the child to llec alysis from Dr. the peril of her life. The chi Atlanta, the father returned with her to vho examined spot U *'r:d the young lady the old inves- terribh \ light and bloody fi :ee, Dr. .Mc-i the tearful struggle which ' gave a good had bravely waged. The r bottle of Hun-; hah. tied. The sheriff and nade light of posse is in pursuit with dogs, st for showing numw -s parties of men fi e spirits there the cty are scouring the wr luor. in seaj n of the brute. ? [A Tiepr chargen with the cr ems> has sine*: -een arrested and p ' ed in 'the penitentiary for; .B. Perry spent keepiny j rday night with ^ ipent tost week MAPS FOR SCHOOLS. P. and E. L. Write a: Once to State Supt spent Sunday Education if You Want 0n< Mis. LI la Mc- c0]Unr)kia Record: Through courtesy of Senator Tillman, ?n XNent State superintendent of edi ills a fe\\ days tjv>r j^r j g Swearingen, m wateis. received from the interior >st a good mule payment a number of copies . a very valuable map of ind Fronie Bell United States, in size five theii uncle, seven As long as tk this place. las! .Mr. Sweaingen will s having a fine copies to schools having y Green in this buildings which makeapplica ops are looking ' t^f rnIPWS Rpnrlpr ? ? D.'irtnttci North Carolinian Fo s Items in Well. ill you give me Nev Pern. X. special per for tho Tir- Ch. lotfe Observer: Mr. Jo news? Rader, a good farmer living . an old maids' west of ;'ewton. has been dec ah school house ed nst n- and sent to the ho yht, 2(>th, and til ' rganton. Last Tht achelors to he da n nring he left his he Is. bring your ah T. a . break, and was 1; g your sweet- fount a well, where it is s t gay lime. posed he lowered himself I exercises at rope J When his rescuers ret las been post- ed him, he was squatted d< h Saturday un- in tht water, which was ah iy in July. waist deep. Mr. Raderis a C ised for awhile federate eteran and hasraist being defeated large family. He is an uncli ing fine. Lonnie Rader who murde J. L. Steele of Miss Bollinger in Startown 1 i a visit to the September. } ?*1 { ) r w * / * ^9 PRICE 5 CENTS PER COPY TO WRECK ~ -J ANDERSON Lotton Mill Man Killed and Two arv Baptist \ Ministers Seriously and Hurt. ene Anderson speciaf^C" day's m a j t Columbia State: James H.Cobb, superintendent of the Belton mes Cotton Mills, is dead. Rev. I). . J. L). Richardson, pastor of the Se?ek. cond Boptist church, of Belton, sses and fthe Cluck Mills Baptist ant- church, of this city, is in a crititob cal condition, in a hospital here, hiswife is slightly injured and ?n a Rev.I. E. A. McDowell, of Ninetyear j Six. field'agent of The Baptist ler. Courier, is seriously hurt, as the result of a collision between an N. interurban car of the Anderson Traction Company, and an auto, mobile, which occurred at Breaz eale's crossing, nine miles east of Anderson, shortly before noon the today! At The dead and injured were ocord cupants of the automobile. The ler- accident occurred at the foot of ault a smart grade and as the car was pon coasting at the rate of about 15 nan miles an hour. >wn The machine was thrown some itu- twenty feet into the air and yah smashed to splinters. All of the cca- occupants were also thrown some ady distance and it seems a miracle uck that all were not killed outright, .'ing Mr. Cobb's skull was crushed in ren, several places, his left leg and ged arm were broken and the thigh in- crushed into bits. He was also int, otherwise bruised and mangled ' at and lived but a few minutes after Id's the crash. thei Rev. Mr. Richardson's skull in a was fractured and his left leg rom and arms broken and he is yet she unconscious. nan Rev. Mr. McDowell was rehis moved from the scene of the and accident to the Helton Hotel, rom where his injuries were dressed. >ods is suffering from a brotatt^ shoulder and arm and while s^^ ime riously hurt his condition is not iiac- serious. He was removed to his *afe home u Ninety-Six late this afternooi apparently resting- well. The injuries sustained by Mrs. Richardson were slight, consisting chiefly of a severely sprained f ankle. She is in the hospital here with her husband. ? \ When the accident occurred / h the party was en route to Dor- / Chester church, three miles north / iica- of Belton. to attend a meeting. J has [The Rev. Mr. Richardson ha J <-'e* since died of his injuries]. ; of * \ the " by MISS MARY NANCE MARRIED. lese rood Popular Teacher Weds Hon. W. tion L. Daniel of Saluda. Cross Hill, June 19. - Hon. , William L. Daniel of Saluda and un Miss Mary T. Nance were married in the iPresbyterian church in here Thursday morning at 11 nas o'clock. The ceremony was just performed by Rev. Dr. Adams, lar- president of the South Carolina spi- Presbyterian College at Clinton irs- '> ?* O/.v it--.ii: IW AMI . liuillll^s>uso worth, tho local aastor. Ferguson-Bailes. ich- Fort Mill spf a' i ? ve^t>r 1 iv'? ivvn Charl tte Observer,: Mr.Wilburn lout Ferguson, of this place, wa-t marIon ried to Miss Minnie Rules, also ?d a ft native ol Fort Mill, by Rev. e of Edward S Reeves, yesterday red afternoon, at the Baptist pnrsonast age. Both of the voting people are highly respected and popular.