The Lancaster news. (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, December 23, 1913, Page 4, Image 4
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JUIANITA WYLLK Etl
W. 8. HOUGH. . .Business J
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TUESDAY', DECEMBER 2:$.
?Weather forecast for
Carolina: Rain Tuesday; \\
day clearing, moderate east wii
coming variable.
"Down the ages hoary
I'euls the song of glory.
Peace and (iod's good will!
Other echoes die away,
But the song of Christmas-d:
Echoes from the Judean hill,
Ever clearer, lomler still,
Oh, may its holy, heavenly clil
Make all the life a Christinas
*?Francis ltidlcy Havel
"For unto us a child is bori
us a son is given and the govei
shall be upon his shoulders a
name shall be called Won
Counsellor, The Mighty God
Everlasting Father, The Fri
Peace."?Isa. 9-6.
"Then shall come a star
Jacob, and a sceptor shall rise
Isarel and shall smite the cori
Moab, and shall destroy all tl
dren of Sheth."?Num. 24-17.
"But then Bethlehem E
though thou be little anion
thousands of Judah, yet out
shall he come forth unto me
to be ruler in Israel; whose
forth have been from of old
everlasting."?Micali 5-2.
"And there shall come fort]
out of the stem of Jesse,
Branch shall grow out of his
And the spirit of the Lord sli
upon him, the spirit of wisd<
understanding, the spirit of
and might, the spirit of hwndn
of the fear of the Lord."?Is
"And the angel said unto
Fear not; for behold I bri
good tidings of gr< at joy, wliii
be to all people.
For unto you is norn this
the city of David a Savior, v
Christ the Lord.
And this shall be a sign uu
Ye shall find the babe wra]
swaddfing clothes lying in a i
And suddenly there was w
angel a multitude of the h
host praising Clod, and saying
Glory to God in the highf
on earth peace, good will
men."?Luke 2-10-14.
"Now when Jesus was b
Bethlehem of Judea in the
Herod the king, behold, ther
wise men from the East to Jer
Saying, where is he that
king of the Jews? For we ha
his star in the east, and are <
worsmp mm.
When Herod the king hat
these things, he was troubli
all Jerusalem with him.
And when he had gathered
chief priests and scribes of t
pie together, he demanded f
where Christ should he born
And they said unto him, i
lehem of Judea; for thus it
ten by the prophets.
And thou Bethlehem, in t
of Juda art not the least am
provinces of Judea; for out
shall come a svaiour, that sh
my people Israel.
Then Herod, when he had
ly called the wise men, enqu
1hem diligently what time l
appeared.
And he sent them to Bet
and said, Go and search d
for the young child; and t
have found him, bring mi
again that I may come and
him also.
When they had heard tl
thoy departed; and lo the sta
they saw in the east, wen
them till it came and stoc
wh< re the young child was.
When they : iw the star
jolced with exceeding great
And when they came ir
house they saw the young oh
Mary his mother and fell d<
worshipped him."?Matt. 2lia*.
*
A WAV WITH THK IMSTOI,.
rntii
* I Though averse to thinking of
pleasant subjects at this glad til
lltor vv,> cnnnot too strongly urge that
\lgr. I "plstoi-toter" lay aside liis weaj
1 during Christmas at least. wl
LKNT: .peace and good will should exist j
aud when love rather than hatred sho
p
tiing mark our dealings with one anotl
The r?? many hopes have been blast
The too many lives sacrificed already
The the awful wave of crime which
891, ?l.?o ui.au ,*?' nnrs Somptil
:laBS v,. ~
the we wonder that any life is si
C., when we think of how general is
?' habit of carrying weapons. '
Chester Reporter last week publl
: ed an editorial on this same distil
ing question in which reference 1
gl.rvo made to the recent "fracas aim
. ..7iSc negroes in Lancaster county."
will be recalled here that the act
shooting did not occur in this co
be
year *>" l>ut Lancaster negroes \wrc
participants, one of theni losing
and life in the encounter. Other lives
are Lancaster county will be endangei
8U^_ not only those of negroes but
i at white men as well, if pistols are
snatched from the hands so read)
fire tlieui. The following in
Reporter's editorial, which we hea
South ,v
'Sdnes- ' "The law against the carrying
ads be- unlawful weapons is one that no
| to be rigidly enforced as man:
reckless and hot headed individ
with a pistol on his person needs
very little incentive to lead him
commit muruer. iwo or inree n
ago there was a fracas among
groes in Lancaster county In wl
one was slain, and when the sm
of battle cleared away the dead nc
was found to have had two pistol?
his person, while each of the otl
lme that was engaged in the fray also
,. a revolver. The growth of the pis
time. carrying habit and the ease v
rgal. which criminals secure a pardon
parole is going to lead to, and
i, unto fact, is already leading to, a w
nment ?' crime in South Carolina. A It
? i Ppr cent of the negroes are lawle
11 1 s | inclined, and the bars have to be
derful. down only a little to encourage tl
, The to engage in a regular saturnalh
nee of crime which may cost the lives
scores of valuable citizens, resul
the destruction of property, and
tard the advancement of the stat
out of general. Vigorous efforts shoulc
out of made by the officers of the lav
ners of check the pistol-carrying habit b>
, Uil resting all offenders and Impo
" heavy fines whenever opportu
offers."
protah, extend to General Christ
g the compliments of the season.
of thee .
that is Are you ready for Christn
goings Foolish question No. 0,87.1,281
I, from
To all our brethren of the Fo
Estate we wish a merry Christina
h a rod
and a l''or 'as* time this year we
; roots; asking, won't you buy Red (
all rest Seals?
jm and
counsel ()ur ('',ristmas packages wen
onnln.1 1,1. \
eds and ,w " "
a 40.2. yours?
p them There are some who will not
np vou the egg If it does not happen t
h shall an ""* Christinas
We wish to thank many of
da> in fwho have helped to brig
'' 's our Christmas prospects by comii
with their subscriptions,
to you;
sped in The News wishes eerybody, e\
Banger, where, without distinction of
itli the color or previous condition, a in
eavenly Christmas and a happy New Yeai
st, and Christmas should be measure
toward laughter and good cheer, by
amount of genuine Christmas s
which is ours, rather than in sp
orn in py pint or quart.
days of
e came There is yet time to use Red (
usalem. Seals. If you have not bought I
is horn to seal your Christmas gifts,
ve seen some for vour holiday correj
come to dence. Remember that every pei
worth sold in South Carolina go
1 heard fight the great white plague in
ad, and state.
all the Apropos of the discovery of ]
he peo- ''isrt *n Florence, Italy, the editi
>f them The Florence Times affirms tha
city "has prettier pictures on
n Beth- streets every day than this piei
is writ- valuable canvas." Good enough
have they the same "inscru
he land smile?"
ong the
of thee
"llr,"e SOCIAL NEW
private
Iring of
the star _ *s a wo'come home to Col. I
SNi?rinc? anrl n profit i n tr hia 1
tlful bride, a charming old-faahl
hlehem, custom was revived last F
iligently evening when a serenade was i
a-hen ye them. A representative numhi
citizens called to extend congra
* word tions an,j Johnson's Orchestra
worship Hock Hill, which they had onf
for the occasior, furnished de
ip king mu8'?* f'olcnel and Mrs. Sp
v . ' were most cord al in their rece
r. which 0f pa|ipr mklng them
t before ; co)no to tin r h in one ho pi
?d over ! home : 1 were mo t npprec.i iti
tills courtesy extended them by
. ( 'rbndw Mrs. Springe, a womt
they re- i beauty artd culture, proved in
Joy. a gracious hoste i, winning her
tto tlie tiand's friends by her pleasing
did with ner am* charming p* rsonality.
conversing for a while the gues
>wn and turned f0 their liomcs with pic
1-11. recollections of the evening.
THE LANCASTER NEWS, DECEMBEI
(
culosls. The stun
BACK AT US. neveral o( the st(
cost only a penny,
iue? sent through the
the Guess Again. one these litt
ion ' . . mercy.?Calhoun
We notice that the esteemed Lanlen
caster News refers to its town as
uul "her." Is this because it costs so Hop** For the
Ul,l much to keep her up??Abbeville jf a fellow can t
,er. Medium. * lii? grouch 011 th
(1(i Christmas times, i
Same Wish Here. is a hopeless case,
in 1 p..f
, < A mayor over in Lancaster was re- *
as elected the other day without any I
1U>S opposition. Ilappv Lancaster. We j One Kdltor's l<lc
nfe. do wish the voters and all others in J you j,?ow w
the Westminster were so united and flCiany a g ]> u
rh I would co-operate in every undertak- the' Soclejy jor '(
: inir?Tuealoo Tribune. I
[sll* "~C*' TOO UlllUfS,
ir() is equally as des<
Solicitude .\|?preciate<l. ?Gaffney Ledger.
was
T'ie herald and The Record of
Rock H1U are at it again. We have He Ooutr
crled "Peace, peace." repeatedly to A? th murder
?uf contemporaries across the river h burner8 loft
u?. but al to no avail. So we suggest are preparing to li
the that The York News, Fort Mill Times , Christmas eve
and Yorkville Enquirer take counsel r. ...
hi? together to bring about an armistice. Sumter Watchmar
i in ?Lancaster News.
od. Our sister's solicitude is duly ap()f
predated, but she is informed that Kverybody
intervention will be unnecessary'. The Buv Red CrosR
l,ul scattered remains of 1 he Record njd jj, Krea<
t" have been gathered up and given I movement ever i
The proper attention and all's quiet along 'history of the worl
tliis side of the Catawba.?Rock Hill ),"aVe been ra
Herald. j these seals within
f I which goes to hel
Not llis Hrother's Keeper. I culosis, the great
f a Notwithstanding the suggestion of j1.11."1 ^,verlual
The Lancaster News that The Times j Rreat work.
but act as arbiter between The Rock Hill
to Herald and The Rock Hill Record to Christmas \Vh;
lays compose their latest differences. The - n
ne- Times ain't er gwine to accept the . .
tich office; but if we may be permitted ' , . ..Hint
oke an observation in this connection It ? ,,0,S0 <>s
gro is that The Herald gave The Record ""'J, thl
i on a dressing down which should hold .. 1 ? 8? an
iers The Record for a while.?Fort Mill ,ot ,pr ?,ay' *" B?
had Times. I8"8' ,Wp n11 k??
. . ; to do Is to go ahej
.it what it ought
vith Thinks They'd Better Fight It Out. index.
i or
ln The Rock Hill Herald and The
'ave Heror(l are at it again, hammer and What's
'r?? tongs. The Lancaster News recently ... ..
Soiv suggested that The News, along with ... . s , Sf? ,
,85j other York county papers, offer to ( holiday
lel I good will ought I
iinm mediate neiween mese iwu uvui^'i- ,
IZ eats. but it seems a case where "in- and the ever read]
. 0? terventlon" would ho unwelcome. ? ^
. ?n The most appropriate thing we can w' ... 'T11 v
ro_ think of is the cats of Kilkenny. expect with the ir
rJ * punished and publ
\ h" "There once were two cats of Kit- "UK,lt be at a
1 kenny ten he core afl
' nr- Kach thought tliere was one cat too boaPte(' civilizi
sJnR many. News and Pressnitv
So, they quarrelled and spit.
They fought and they hit. Miss (Jenevie It
'Till?with the exception of their (je]j ppont yesterc
tails,
a And the tips of their nails-- White.
Instead of two cats there were'nt
any." ?York News. _
uas? ^
Thus Uitlcring From (ireenville. I /I
Lancaster is another peculiar town. ^ Jal 1 1 a wl
ur,b A mayor has been re-elected there
.s. without opposition.?(ireenville Piedmont.
* will sell at i
Monday in Janua
.... ter court house I
ross Our Two I-act ions. of ian(,.
"Many friends" seem to he run- 1. My Huntei
ning against "Taxpayers" for the southwest of Lt
. au municipal offices of Lancaster, if one j 107% acres, adjc
\'cre is to judge from the announcements Howell, R. T. B<
appearing in The Lancaster News.? man.
Abbeville Medium. 2. My FTemti
south of I.ancasi
miss ... . . ?? ., ? ? acres, adjoining
Might They Also Scrap? Hnrhnrk Klmnn
The Herald and The Record of Lazenby.
1 ' Rock 11 ill are at it again. We have I 3. The Bufor
cried "peace, peace," repeatedly to j of 85 acres, on R<
?1,r our contemporaries across the river j Chesterfield rot
lit en but all to no avail. So we suggest : with new house
,jr i,| that The York News, Fort Mill Times I 4. A tract of
and Yorkvllle Enquirer take counsel River road adjo
together to bring about an armistice. I'f sold in four t
-Lancaster News. We are afraid acres each, plat
.cry- before the negotiations were shown on day of
race, ended somebody would have to part upon request,
lerry The York News and The Yorvkllle Terms of sa
Enquirer.?Greenville Piedmont. balance in one, t
secured by mortg
^ , purchasers to 1
,1 bv Some. Perhaps, Are Willing Captives. paying an cash.
the Says The Lancaster News: "lluerta Dated at Lar
1Q IfilO
pirit is as stubborn as a Texas prairie 23'*>4
irits, pony. Itut he will be roped in due "
time." Yes, now that the rebel women
arc after him. No man has ever
'ross escaped once a woman decided to M
them "rope" him.?Abbeville Medium. ^ a
get
FROM OTHER PAPERS TV/f
es to It' Xt JL
this The Common lait. _ _
Everybody is doing it. What? <
Carrying a bundle.- Atlanta Journal. I \f I
dona
Hen* Also liecoiiie Spiles. We ftre ye|
Looks as if the hens have joined customers fo:
t'u* the Spug Society, too.?Anderson they have g>
r*e of Mail. have been |r.
l)llt prepared to h
table Appropriate Lifts. Tlas. ^ra('e
lwu,w " ' business. \
Speaking of Christmas gifts, mill- things we ke<
tary brushes are all the rage in Mex- ! We butche
ico.?The State. fed cattle an
trade the vei
Count on Cs, Too. keep fresh p<
We'll Join a mob of kids any time
to go after the man who abuses old . H
j<>rov Santa Claus.?Greenville Piedmont. country sa'uc
beau- I ham, skinned
A Forlorn Hope. I corned ham
rlday We hope that fewer than last year ham, breakl
given did their Christmas booze ordering oysters and
f?r of early and that those who forgot will made kraut,
itula- let the omission remain unrepaired. anc' turkeys,
i of - Charlotte Observer. ftn(' butter, h
taged P?re hog la
light- . cracklings. 1
ring Not " to ^orry About. (,at MS
ption We repeat that the fellow who We will pa
wel- really likes r : nog has never wor- tor cattle, h<
table ri? ?1 a nartlcle about the high price keys, butter.
vo "f of f'lT (5rc? nw(.?d Journal. I hides. S
their
, ; I s,. the Red Seal.. < n
hns- Wo ?! publishing (his week ?< v- Olliii!lCr
man- oral articles ir. tlx- intorost of the ?
After "Red Cross Souls," which are being
ta re- sold all over the state, the funds
asant from the sale of which will be used
to stamp out the dread disease tuber- Lmhbmhmhb
? 'i.?*"'-' ^nHoHyHni
t 23. 1913. '
ips are on sale in
jres in town, and ' " ' ' " "
malls should
11 C0N V0YAGE
Christinas Grouch. J' <s.
succeed In carrying J YVJ
rough the joyous V ^
hat a Spug is? Of- >
O. is a member of * !f*im?l&VtV>'Hi' i; - is, A
;he Prevention of >
ut a shorter word , #g
crlpttve?tightwad. |;?
? : S%
Hess will. M IOi/ iljfeiij' egJP
ers. burglars and M M 88^*1
In the penitentiary I.I ft/A" C//M hi'
ang lip their stock. t#l ^ ^
They hope Santa I*| ~f~M+rn ?/? >-> r? _
them pardons.? |.l iff/} )A/7j??jTf
i and Southron. I*| ^
t:., | nave money ^
Seals, and thereby ??| Y\yw^?J^
test humanitarian ! ] * w/Cr JL#trMmmY.
naugurated in the I*1
id. Nearly $1,500,- 1*1 44 All work and no play makes Jack
the payst flve8year?s Kl body likes to take a trip. It brighten
P stamp out tuber- [N something to think about, and if j
scourge of the hu- 1*1 money tucked away in the bank, so
irbody can help in I*1 find time to take the trip, it will bi
-Concord innes. Kl some njce c]0thes and make that tri
ill without that money, your vacation wc
at We Make It. I.j at home
"he Pageland Jour- |*|
is or else he would I*1 Do YOUR hanking wit
nit Christmas. This I.I ... D . D r . . . . ?
It wniie Christmas M We Pay 4 Per Cent Interest, Compi
(1 so. it is just the Ijl
SO-and. |?i
w it, hut the thing I*1
ad and try to make 1*1 rr^l T~>* "iW T *
to he .-Greenwood LI | l\Q lfSt N atlO
Ihe 1 se? *; OF LANCASTE1
at as usual, during
s where peace and v c# p. JONES, R. E. WYLIE,
to prevail, whiskey
r pistol, the weapon President. Vice President.
1 he In their bloody y
.liat better can we ?
lurderers going un- '*? ? i m m i i i i
lie sentiment, which ? -
MONEY TO LOAN.
ation. ? Darlington ?Tlie bc
I am now prepared, as heretofore, Taxes an
to negotiate loans of $300 and up- First
eckham of Spring- wards on first mortgage on Improved wju jje cc
lay with Mrs. J. C. cotton farms In Lancaster county, on without i
long time, repayable in annual in
stallments at 7 per cent interest.
_ _ : No commission charged. Only a| ^
J W J ! small fee for furnishing abstract of i TakrLAX/,
ii I ann r e- wylief
| Attorney-at-Law. u. w. ch(
luction on the first
ry next, at Lancas- ^H|
Great Closing
lining lands of Mrs.
saty and J. L. Till- _
? ?AT?
ig place two miles
Ler, containing 124
lands of J. T. Fun- "I *1 *
? Evan, an,! L. C. /% j. ~
d Monument tract / III w
acky River road and -*-^
id, well Improved
and barn.
i?iB?rtre?a"bov?ckto For the next 30 days we;
'or' u!Jr:!u "tl entire line of up-to-date
sale or before then ? 1 1 * r
greatly reduced prices, fc
ie, one-third cash, r* ,. * .
:g?e""thepreS"; be sold regardless of cost
mve the option of complete and we are offi
,cater, a. c.. Dec. ceptional bargains in D
W. B. PLYLER. 0, 7-t ,
? tions, Shoes, Hats, Cloth
. Below are a few of our
y Special Closing (
eat Men's $3.50 Shoes
^ Men's $3.00 Shoes
hItLadies' $3.50 Stroutman Shoes..
- I Men's $5.00 Bion Shoes
ry grateful to our Men's $4.50 Bi()Il Shoes
r the nice trade Meil's $4.00 Bioil SllOeS
ven us since we
business. w> are Ladies' $3.00 Stroutman Shoes..
andle voiir Christ- T .. , __ ~
ortllrll vrt.tr liA/IIAR7 82.50 St l'( >111.111.111 SllOeS. . .
p in"stock'- 8?m Ladies' $2.00 Stroutmari Shoes..
r oniy good stall Ladies' $1.50 Stroutman Shoes..
d can furnish our ^
y best beef, we Misses' and Children's Shoes cli
Muaa^nVoKaa Men's $18.00 and $20.00 Suits...
pkkla'r^g Veet* M?n'? $15.00 and $16.50 Suits.. .
e boiled boneless Men's $10.00 aild $12.50 Suits. . .
1 ham, dried beef, "T
, country cured Men S $6.00 I ailts
"rreahTab', hom.1' Men *s $5.00 Pants
Mc?'s *400 Pants
ome ground meal, Men's $3.50 Pailts
rd and old-time _ , ,
if it's something to Men s good rants
y the?idghestIprice The ChestciTield I Fat, the l>est I
>gs. chickens, tur- ^ .
eggs and all kinds COSt.
lae us before you Spa CO will IlOt permit US to (|UO
liup, but join the procession and n
Bros Alitor
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1:1
:"V m
a dull boy." Every- l*j
s us up and pives us III
rou have got some 1*1
that when you DO Ijl
ly some tickets and [?t
p possible, whereas, Kj
>uld have to be spent Ijl
h us. :
ounded Quarterly !
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nal Bank :
fc. *
#
E. M. CROXTON, >
Cashier.
> 1
Tax Notice.
>oka for collection of Town
e now open at the office of
t and Treasurer in rear of
National Bank, said taxes
dlected until December 31st,
)enal*y.
JOHN CRAWFORD,
Clerk and Treasurer.
Lure u uiiu in unu iJny
lTIVU BROMO Quinine. It stops (he
Headache and works off the Cold,
refund money if it (ails to curb.
DVIC'S sixuature on each box. t*9r.
Out Sale
Bros.
ire offering our
merchandise at
Everything must
. Our lines are
*
iring some exry
Goods, Noing
and Pants.
]
Dut Prices
$2.75
$1.98
$2.50
$4.15
$3.98
$3.10
$2.25
$1.90
$1.49
$1.15
cap.
$13.00
$11.00
$7.50
$4.40
$3.98
$3.25
$2.00 t
rtO _ A _ A1 f?K
I70U LU 3>l.fU
lat on earth, at actual
to prices on our entire^
icet at
n's
' i iii 11 lUiiiir ih t iiiiiiiir J