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LOCAL DOTS : ?The cotton mill store on Midway which is to be a commodious brick Kb structure, is now in process of con- ch struction. yo ?Are you going to the big auction he sale of the W. K. Williams land at coi Heath Springs Monday? See ad in is this issue. soi ?Mr. J. Harry Foster and family have moved from Yorkville to Rock Hill, where Mr. Foster will practice Af his profession in the future. ('a ?Work on Mr. John E. Stewman's new home, built on the same site to j; replace the one lost by fire last (!^ mourn, is progressing rapiuiy. ^ ?Advertisers may secure extra f copies of this paper for 2 Vfe cents Kj, apiece, while to others the paper will j,r( be sold at the usual price, r> cents. Sfl, ?Mr. Toy Hinson of Lancaster Tin county and Miss Hetty Montgomery an of Union county, N. C., were married in Sunday by Magistrate John L. fas- thl Key. tht ?Mr. W. E. Drennan is making R. extensive improvements upon his an residence on Chesterfield avenue by enlarging it considerably and adding porches. 4 ?We note from The Rock Hill ' Record that Mr. J. T. Thomasson, manager of the Lancaster Telephone Company, was in Rock Hill Wednesday attending the investigation by the railroad commission of the telephone service at that place. ?The Red Cross Seals are not selling as fast as they should. re our people going to lag behind other towns in contributing to this ln-u itiful charity? For fear you have forgotten to buy your supply, we j,,, mention again the places where you f.,, will find them on sale: The Stand- sj, ard Drug Company, the public li- frj brary, the Lancaster Pharmacy, the t(l( Southern Express office, the Laneas- ni( ter Drug Co; ipai y and The News office. w, in i th PERSONALS de th tei Misses Charlotte and Gladys Jones ^ will spend Christmas in Granitevllle with their sister, Mrs. Bowman Beau- ' an Miss Hattle Davis left yesterday for Salisbury. where she will snend a Christmas. | Mr. L. L. TUackmon, traveling salesman In south and southwest j" Georgia for the Simmons Hardware Company of Savannah, is on a visit to ,, his family here. | 4 Messrs. H. A. Query, W. Tt. Craw- . v ford, and W. G. Gulllck of Belmont, [JJ N. C., were visitors here this week, j() Mr. John D Wylle has returned from Atlanta, where he spent sev- j eral days this week. The Misses Jones of Kershaw spent the past week-end with Miss Elfreida ?" Poag. ?u Mr. Covington Woodley of Wash. ,u inpton, D. C., will spend the Christ- ,,1: mas holidays with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Woodley. Mr. Elliott W. Springs is home * from Princeton for Christmas. Miss Frnneina Milling has returned from Coker College to spend the ~ Christmas vacation at home. She was accompanied by her grandmother, Mrs. Mackorell, who has been spending awhile in Hartsville. IV Miss Nell Hough is at home to spend the holidays with her mother, Mrs Ada Tloueh. Miss Annio Crowell will spent! the holidays at her home In Oxford, Pa < Miss Nannie Tlill Moore is expected home tomorrow from the College for Women to spend Christmas with her parents, Mayor and Mrs. Ernest Moore. Col. and Mrs. T,eroy Springs have returned from their honeymoon trip spent in Bermuda Island antl in New York. Mr. John T. Green spent yesterday in Charlotte on business. Mrs. P. B. Morrah and little daughter of Mount Carmel are here to spend the holidays with Mrs. Morrah's parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Thomj son. \i Mr. Martin Cauthen, postmaster of Vomtiau' u/an here en business . yesterday. Mr. Julian Williams of Charleston spent several days In Lancaster this week. . Miss Hattle Robertson, who has been spending several months with her sister In Charleston, will return next week, accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Hall and little son, Curtis. Miss Zelma Johnson has returned from Converse College und will spend j the holidays at home. Miss Betty Brown has returned ? from a visit to Laurens, Greenwood, f Winnsboro and Chester. 1 Dr. J. P. Young of Rlchburg was ^ here on business yesterday. _ Miss Euphemla Ganson came home ^ last night from Agnes Scott College , at Decatur, Ga? to spend the holi- j days at home. Mr. W. C. Hough met her In Chester te] Mr. Herbert M. Dunlap of Rock ()f Hill was in Lancaster on business today. HO Vf r*a Hrnror f U/nlol, nf Vanhniv - I came up today for a visit to relatives here. nil Messrs. T. W. Cook and J. A. Mo- , Corkle left today for a visit to -q friends in Rock Hill. ar Mr. and Mrs. John T. Stevens of Kershaw were visitors here yester- r ? day. i Editor J. H. Hamel of The Kershaw 0f Era was here between trains today, (<* Magistrate B. A. Hilton of Ker- wj shaw was in town on business today. Mr. B. N. Craig of Rock Hill was rj a visitor here this week. he ac Jackson Isxlge Electa Officers. up At the recent annual election of officers by the Jacason Lodge, 53, ba A. F. M., the following men were set chosen for the ensuing year: Paul pu Moore, W. M.; Julius E. Blackmon, pa 8. W.; Hazel Ferguson, J. W.; E. J. Iiinson, treasurer; O. J Derrick, sec- 18 retary. 23 snrr^r MJ?U/C ^ v *-/ JL J. JL J. ^ JL w M * 9 9 ??/ The holiday season In Lancaster fes promise of many delightful irlstmas parties, for both old and ung. Seeral visitors are expected re for Christmas and the homeming of the college boys and girls always the occasion of many jolly clal affairs. Earliest of the Christmas parties is the last meeting of the Friday ternoon Hook Club before the holiys, held last week with its genial ^retary, Mrs. John P. Hunter. The rlor of this hospital home was <u\e in ii? nuiiy wreains ana oiner iristnias greens. Tho fourth art of irbeth was read and discussed lly and a considerable time was ren to current events. When the ogram was over, refreshments were rved t>y little Miss Mary Locke irron. The Christmas colors, red d green, were carried out in detail the two courses. Those enjoying Is pleasant meeting, in addition to s? members of the club were. Mrs. 11. Mackey, Miss Clara II. Strait d Miss ilorti'nse Landrum. * * * The Lancaster Chapter. IT. D. C.. its meeting the pAst week, with rs. CJ. J. Derrick, spent a pleasant d profitable afternoon. Several tubers having so recently attended e state convention of the Daughrs of the Confederacy in Edgefield, eir reports were road and onjoyAn interesting program was als< ndered, after which delicious re shments were served by the young ughters of tho hostess. * * * Miss Mary Locke llurron was hos>s Wednesday at a jolly little banc c party at the home of her grandIher, Sheriff John P. Hunter, when e entertained about a dozen of her ends in celebration of her thirentli birthday. For an hour or ire the little folks spent the time actieing the many new steps, after lich they were invited into the dinK room. Here, as elsewhere roughout the house, holly and istletoe were effectively used as corations. Holly cards marked e places of the guests. In the cenr of the table was a big birthday ke, dotted with thirteen tiny tapers, ro courses of refreshments were rved, the last being individual urn puddings, brought in piping hot d ablaze in little blue tongues of me. * * * A number of dainty invitations, ily decorated with hand-painted insettias, have been issued by the ly tots of Miss Oorinne Jones' ndergarten. They read as follows: "We want you to be sure and come our Christmas tree, Tuesday morng at eleven o'clock. December 23, 13. Kindergarten Rooms." The New City Fathers. The election Tuesday for city leers for the next two years, relted unanimously in favor of the ket nominated in the recent prii?rv, as follows: For mayor, J. M. lod. For aldermen, W. P. Routt, E. M. Croxton, G. M. Plyler, J. Edwards, W. ('. Hough, W. H. illen. For Commissioner of public irks, Chas. 1). Jones. LANDING OF CONTESTANTS IN THE J. F. M \? KEY $400.00 PIANO CONTEST, eek Ending December I Till, 2?772,455 56?747,960 4 ? - 6 b 2.7 D 0 68?683.640 o?8?to.s2.r? oo ?;s6,s7o 8?688.220 7 1 -688,500 9?788,660 72?671.820 10?624.300 73?785.450 11?63'4,505 7 (I 6 7 8,775 14?594,085 SO?608,885 20?655,870 05?769,625 21?662,845 102 -552,870 26?605,675 105?069,875 28?676,015 414 -547,560 29?665,080 116?658,585 30?087,780 117?085,325 33?644,135 120?078,725 35?704,600 126?580,355 36?504,825 130?082,350 37?635,605 136?733,475 39?593,995 142?571,100 40?642,625 143?529,095 41?654,750 145?541.350 45?693,135 150?840,275 46?591,495 152?751.740 47?580,045 154?687,665 48?679,805 155?569,605 49?674,825 156?497,865 50?688,035 157?836,755 53?500.775 158?630.535 KK <1 8 R 11>R UK fi&A Q7K 58?696,945 162?687,845 95?685,375 163?559,030 60?896,595 164?545,125 61?697,685 165?958,795 62?641,815 166?902,390 64?69 0,795 >ale of Land I will sell at auction on the first milay in January next, at Lancasr court house the following tracts land: 1. My Hunter place two miles uthwest of Lancaster, containing 7% acres, adjoining lands of Mrs. )well, K. T. Deaty and J. L Tillin. 2. My Fleming place two miles uth of Lancaster, containing 124 res, adjoining lands of J. T. Funrburk. Elmore Evans and L. C. tzenby. 3. The Buford Monument, tract 85 acres, on Kocky Klver road and testerfield road, well Improved th new house and barn. 4. A tract of 95 acres on Rocky ver road adjoining the above to sold in four tracts of twenty-odd res each, plat of these will be own on day of sale or before then on request. Terms of sale, one-third cash, lance in one, two and three years, cured by mortgage of the premises; rchasers to have the option of ying all cash. Dated at Lancaster, 8. C., Dec. , 1913. -24 W. B. PLYLER. THE LANCASTER NEWS, DECEMBER 19, 1913 Rusin^ss Notices I Notice. DUallie&d i^ UULca Annual banquet or Jackson FOR SALE?First Monday In Jan- 53 A' F> M ' wil1 be served uary. We will sell to the highest Daughters of the Confederacy ' bidder, the Methodist parsonage at court house at 4 p. ill., De Elgin, containing < rooms, lot con- 2 7th. All members are reque tains 2 acres, more or less. Terms ?41 or sale cash, sale to be at coirrt ai"5Iluhouse during legal hours of sale. O* J- DERRICK, Secre John B. Harper, B. A. Gainer, Jno. F. Bell. 22-25-P | VETERINARY SURGEO IP YOU WANT Shingles cheap this ?ave locillei, ln Lancaster week. Bee us. It you want gooil . nrofesalon a Coal, something that will burn. J^red to t?eat Jour live'sb phone us. Edwards & Horton MolliscSK an day or night. Call me at G ! Hood Live Stock Company. ARE YOU going to give your wife i W. H. BOTZ, Veterinary Si i a Singer Sewing Machine for a Graduate U. C. College, Was! Christmas present? She would cer- D. C. tainly appreciate it. See my 115-1. A. B. Lindsey, Mgr. Singer Store. r I it WANTED Parties to work share I flO p HlfmPlf crops 011 my plantation, l\-- miles ^ 11^ JL dl lllv/1 northwest of Lancaster. W. C. = !!?L| p l p I FOR RENT?Three furnished rooms. /IT Apply to G. -F. Ferguson, Lancas- M-FCAIH\ VJL ter, ?. u. 2 0-tf . FOR SALE?Fine lot white ear | I Atvtrt corn. Lancaster Mercantile Co. I I 11X1 Yjllll WANTED?To buy your cow hides, mink, otter, musk rats, 'possum, Has a paid in caoiti ro,on- ROat, an'1 hors(,0hl(lrs- $50,000 and a surplus Vant 6 000 pounds at once. Sec me ct nan . u* u efore vou sell. Capers Cauthen. $o,000 v\ hich is stea growing. It is a County TIIE ROYAL TYPEWRITER is rec- State Depository, is ur ognized everywhere as a first- the State inspection class machine and wears as wen as , . the high priced typewriters. We have prudent management an absolutely new one at less than has never lost a cent wholesale price. Address H. C., loans. care The Lancaster News, Lancaster, rp. ? r>_ 1. . ^ q 101-tf np hank nas i, '. the confidence of its cu Pnn Q A I P IFha UolI?f "I 1 . ? ?...= i?ai.o, vu.i-1 mere oy accommodat taining five hundred acres, more anil continued service or less, estate of C. O. Witty. Apply yj invitp -teeni to John Bovkln, Camden. S. C. . u/u ,1nvite dCC01 i 12-tf whether large or sn Bring us your fourteen-i FACTORY EXPERTS?Our Type- Cotton deposits. Wegua writer Repair Department is in tee safety and good ser i charge of the most skilled type- jn return, writer mechanics in the South, and our work is guaranteed equal to that Four per cent inte of any rebuilding plant in the ,,?;,1 , country. All work handled prompt- * deposits . ly and fully guaranteed. J. E. pounded quarterly, i Crayton & Co., Charlotte, N. C. ? 6-6-tf All parties indebted to us must FARMERS' BA settle at once. We have helped you, now help us. We need the money p TDIICT1 and must have it. So take warning. At I K I l\ I FERGUSON & ELLIOTT. ** IUVUI vv/# 20-tf LANCASTER, 8. ( SHERIFF'S SALE. E. B. LINGLE, Prest. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, W. H.MILLEN, Ca?l County of Lancaster. Lancaster Mercantile Co., Plaintiff, i *" C. D* Vitt Short, Defendant. Against Property. 1 Hy virtue of an execution in the above stated case, I will sell at public outcry at the court house In Lan- > V H caster, S. C., within the legal hours I M M V of sale on the First (1stI.Monday in B J IS January, 1914, the defendant, C. B B I DeWitt Short's undivided one-half J J interest in and to all that piece, pari eel or tract of land lying, being and ; situate in Cedar Creek township in Lancaster county, S. ('., containing twenty-one and one-third (21 1-3) K ft* jKs . as per survey and plat of Sam U VH I F, Massey, Surveyor, bounded R north by lot No. 1, allotted to Lena, M B I Estelle and Leroy Ballard, east by | n H lot .M>. -t. id a. Susan 11< 11- H Wf O VL 1 (nett, south by lands of O. II. Bell, ' I and west by lot No. 2, allotted to W. Thomas Ballard. Terms of sale, cash. Purchaser to pay for papers. JNO. P. HUNTER. I Sheriff Lancaster County. I WWWW JNO. T. GREEN, g Plaintiff's Attorney. i????? I Men's $10.00 Suits The Old Time | Men?g $10.oo Suits, I Price VIen's $15.00 Suits Men's $20.00 Suits ! AA |\ 1 Men's $2.00 Pants. , WI I KAlinnO Men's $3.00 Pants. L\31 UUllUO Men's $500 Pants. Boys Suits, sizes 3 l 98c, ! Granulated Sugar for 0 $1.50, $2 Sl.OO Ladies' and Child: . ? v -w ouna, pria\s I $1.98, $2 I That means MONEY for you I A full line of Ladies for you have got to have I Sweaters from.. I SHOES SU9[d.r I $2.00 Ladies' Shoe " | $3.50 Ladies' Shoes in the month of December and I $4.50 Ladies' Shoes we will have enough for all, I I Children's Shoes, a so come, send or phone your I I Men's Solid Leathe orders for anything that you I I $1.48, may want in the grocery line. I I Men's and Boys' Hi Don't forget our Sunrise Flour and I White Rose Coffee The best that money can buy. 11 IW~ " 1 ? i 1V1 I Mackorcll's I Grocery |L__^_ !. by the in \iT17 Bank No. J at \he 11 II STATEMENT OF THI cemher M |>l If 4 CF VHIT ?F sted to m 1 lul THE BANK OF AA m mm located at Lancaster, tarv. Uj^1 ?W* II close of business Octot 3-21 W, I />ll RESOURCE AA I Ml I Loans and Discounts. . yajm? JL VIA Overdrafts *' Bonds and Stocks own for the .AA. - by the Bank nd am Aj| M% I Furniture and Fixture ock for S I Irlt A1/*A Bunking House.. .. swered AA II 11141 W Due from Banks ai regory- AA \J tLIIVA Bankers Currency urgeon. ! Cold "nglon , ] If we DO NOT Slc"?nnd. oth".MI" Checks and Cash Items 'of please vou, rp |, | a i f ' otal ? n I EM I S. LIABILITIl S^A? Captal Stock Paid In. Tell others of our Surplus Fund nr\r\i\ ivppne 4. 11 Undivided Profits, le AA 0001) DLIjDS, tell Current Expenses ai rW us of our shortcom- Taxes Paid 1 ... . Due to Banks and Ban ? lnjjs, and we will try ,.rs to remedy them. Dividends Unpaid.. . Individual Deposits Su y AA Watch the Bank's Ject to Check.. .. y /Mt n.?i Savings Deposits. . . . Wi Statements. Time Certificates of II WF SERVE THF. posit Certified Checks a I of y, < PEOPLE. Cashier's Checks.. .. W. Notes and Bills Red i-i flU counted dil.V 1 Reserved for Taxes. . . and l?, ?- .< mi vn ?n, * ?*?r * r, ffl l Ht BANK STATE 0F 80UTH CA and County of Lauras /\r^ Before me came Geo ori M lip Cashier of the above "* who, being duly sworn inod above and foregoing s Wl I i \]f* 1 CTm true condition of said li '.8^?" AN I H I\ by the books of said b ions jtBi MUM.X GEO w M Sworn to and subi intq me this 27th day of Oc W r IIL JNO. H. POAG, No ' tm ~ Correct?Attest: cent tlLlI leroy spr ran- i^^<< i>i^i i 4 i>t r h craw i vice 0 RELIABLE. waddy c. ' . .. . , , , i-.-yyyy W I'I'IB'II mm mm m m m ? **?A?^ ^ A A ^ A A?A?A?~ oni- ?????????? Notice. closes; Funderbi We, the undersigned merchants !^ao?r'^ vv*'K 1 and business men of the town of Lan- , ? ' ' ' , MiT caster, have dceided to close our ??8*5' Be.?" NK stores from the night of December ?, .V v pn 1,! 24th to Monday morning the 29th L- I ,fytl V of December, 1913. in order that our Bank? lf othor bi employes may have a well-earned vay cation at this glad season of the year: ^ Lancaster Hardware Company, DR C ] Lancaster Mercantile Company, Kdwards & Ilorton, E. E. Cloud, The D< J. T Wvlle Go I'll 111 ir?? xv ninifo bier |jnpy- J- O. rorter & CO., Jones MerI j cantile Co., if our employes desire it; Office over L -* | R- W. Sistare, if everybody else OH e hours, 9 tc rTlAKOFt iGAlNS DECEM , all-wool Cashimere DRY GOODS e *?'*? 20 Yards 42 inch White Cloth. Blue Serge.. ..$6.48 (Tailor made)..$9.98 20 Yards Fast Colored Calico (Tailor made). .$14.98 20 Yards Bleaching $1.48 200 Yards Thread, white or $2.25 20 Yards Outing (5c per yard) $3-48 $1.00 Broad Cloth to 18, knee pants, price , $1.50, $2.50 up lo $7.50 50c Moha,r . .25c, 50c, up to $2.00 4^c Suiting vercoats, prices Bed Tick at 10c, up to the b .50, $3.50 up to $10.00 Tick (water proof.) ren's Coats and Coat $1.00 Satin Charmuese (c< white, g?*een, garnet) at.. .98, $4.50 up to $10.00 (10 Yards to Custome i\ Men's and Children's Good Apron Gingham at. . .. 25c up to $2.50 10c and 12*/kc Dress Ginghar SHOES $1.00 Men's Underwear (wool Si at $1.49 Blankets at 48c per t $2.98 $3.50 Wool Blankets at $3.48 $4.50 Wool Blankets at. ... 11 sizes, at low prices. Table Damask, 54 inches, r Shoes at $1.00 Table Damask, 72 inche $2.50, $3.50 and $4.50 \ complete line of up-to-da1 ats and Caps Ladies' and Children's Hats, 25c up to $3.50 prices. 'OLIAKOl CHEAPEST STORE ON EARTH. J S CONDITION |W [m LANCASTER S. C., at the ier 21st, 1912. 2S. . . $505,146.89 M 11,112.29 W1 ed 10,500 00 flft s. 1,000.00 W 5,800.00 Q id 97,540.18 15.416.00 S 3,565.00 M or 1,575.48 >3 1,385.64 ,W. - m ..$653,041.48 50.000.00 W . . 100,000.00 >3 S3 ? 18,190.97 >3 2,958.72 350.00 Q *>- s . . 2 29,380.15 Aft y lf>'5G *3 17.S00.C > v 4 9 5. Ml L? Is- ? 05,000.00 3,000.00 >, i ? ..$653,041.48 W romna, >2 tor, ss: VV. . W. Williams, Aft named bank, , says that the statement is a 0^ iank, as shown ank. WILLIAMS. [0Q scribed before tober, 1913. ^ tary Public. 0B INGS, FORD, 00 niOMSON, W Directors. w w w w?w w BBMMMMS irk Company, if the nes Bros., L. Hirsch 3room, if everybody Terry Company, for > want Saturday; J. any. First National inks do. 22-23 R PP&TT ^ AVn A X I entist. ne 28.'i. ancr.-^r Pharmacy, i 1; 2 to 6. UiBBBHHBl 5 $1.00 ?s. .. .$1.00 $1.00 black.... 5c $1.00 49c 39c 23c est Feather ilors, blue, 50c :r.) I 4>/2c I ns at.. 8 Vi c I \ r? 4- I / rtt. . , . I ut pair and up $2.48 $3.39 25c s 49c ie Millinery, at reduced rF ?? - - - ? *