Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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" A ' ' ?tjr iCaucaater Nruia k (8KMI.WKKKLY.) effectively sid? _ ~ Lauriu warehoui JVAlflTA WYTiIl Editor referriug it to tl W. I. . iniim lir. on in tho gener TUlLIgllllg' ANNOUNCKMMNT: The 8ena*e cam' Published Tuesdays and indefinitely post Fridays at Lancaster, 8. C.. Senator William by The Lancaster Publishing the Qf pracl Company, successors to The . Ledger, established lib*; The by mov,ng t0 Review, established 1171; The strange to Bnte,'prlse. established 1191, eighteen other and catered as second-class solves in the ai asatter Oct. 7, 19Ob, at the ' postofflce at Lancaster, 8. C., voting against under Act of Congress of carrying an app March 1. 1879. |to the people : . 1 -iMcLaurln plea SUBSCRIPTION PRICK: | against the re (In Advance.) neant the death One Year 1'50 ; practical demist Bis Months TBcjhe is quoted &8 TO SUBSCRIBERS. pose.l the senate Your subscription must be J ment so as to paid up to and Including year race tor goverm marked on your label. If paper don't think tha U .topped look at your date and b nece88ary t you will probably And you are behind one year. statesman uit< We cannot send each sub- race., but when crlber a statement. lA>ok at an Qf his resoui people why h? If you do not receive your paper promptly we would appre- passing on sucl elate It If you will notify ua i affecting so mat we will correct the mistake. the people. Th In the hurry of mailing out the th moasu paper names of subscribers are sometimes left off Inadvertently. a law> even ?? 1,1 _ "curly locks" si FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1014. jtake the stump ?Weather forecast for South OH, I OI Carolina: Saturday fair and colder. I The Spartan ?* ? editorial on tl A chamber of commerce is almost Mayor Grace of within reach at last. trying to be on marks thut it Is You will meet with other "forward pjtious politici looking" Lancastrians next Tuesday right side when night, will you not, Mr. Business ors js Gf the Man? paper. "The pe Una are hung The Strait-Young pension hill was ft th(> truth l.llt.wl nr?J.i.oJi,v nlah, In tt.n Mnotol .v... Aycock and M by a \ote of 29 to 11. truth of progrc North Carolina It should be remembered that the the march t0(J split lop drag is as Rood for the gre8slve llneS( , streets of the town as for the roads ig waudering of the county and the drag should be preJudlce and ? kept busy in city and country alike. Tj,js js quite unselfish patri The legislature, at. this session, , , can he depend" passed a compulsory education law , .. 1 1 of t he wilderin for both Spartanburg and Richland ., ' opportunitv i<ir counties. This, we hope, marks the , .. . '. ' follow in the I beginning of a state-wide law which , , of tins state a South Carolina needs above everv- ,, _ ... . ( arolinn. and w thing else. . ... to speak the tr .... ., . ... , . , preach a gospe Don t hesitate to use your head, ... . other rather th: your brains do not wear out. they grow with use," is the happy remind- '''* t ,i _ . should the whi tr of The Florence limes. This suggestion will he a good starter to some di\id? d 'n,< who, apparently, are hoarding their demagogi gray matter against an emergency. si'k'IlP tht in ,throats by seek Follow this good advice from The sues? The ti Pee Dee Advocate: "Go to the '*'ader to come chamber of commerce meeting Tues- together again day night and encourage those busi- 'onK been estra ness men who have organized for the discord, industral progress of the town and county." I PB"W?*WT ____ J The State, it The Tugaloo Tribune voices a ''ay. The V\ ar truth which is everywhere apparent, Pre8ents well tl when it says, "If you want anything state of Soi done, call on a busy man?the man *? asslinifi w'hei ?i leisure nas no time." it is only "?? " * the busy man who accomplishes any- daughter of thing, hence because of his industry ^ ork county in and perseverance, the poor fellow is legislature, worked overtime. The man of leisure ^o rifice and p has no time and hard-working people ''om<' on<* have "no time" for him. l'u> 8lale? Kr: Carolina Medics It seems to be the order of the day, highest honors i that anyone in a public position, who 1ms become pra is not a loud-mouthed advocate of 1? the State Ho Illeaseism, must get out, even though '"'or sometin it be a talented woman physician been waging ag treating six hundred poor, insane and patriotic in women, and who, under the law, can- found in the sti not cast a vote. Service to the state in the exercise? is not to be considered. Brave and men, they do n< gallant men of South Carolina, how knee to a sel long is this condition to last? jand proclaim hi consciences. The Anderson Mall remarks quite ability, patriotii pertinently, "The world will be a serve the state whole lot better when our public men Hons desired I learn to differentiate between fame but unquestlon and notoriety." And poor old South indefinable som Carolina, when that golden age comes ism." While I In, will ret as^ only that 'common- Carolina have wealth can rest which has been moat be long-sufferin sorely tried by demagogic rule. I diet that this . . - .*? I f ' ' " against the wo Greetings .to The Columbia State, wj,, day ( which came *fhtW being tvThhty-three yefcrs ago Wednesday. ' It wm The editor o launched upon the nea of Journalism wants to know at a time when to apeak the truth the old-fashion wap not popular. But the man then at haul a load of the editorial helm loved South Caro- flour to the i llna and wasitpoe to her traditions, then. We can He was not disturbed by the storm tton, hut It n which raged about him, and. like the tradition that faithful mariner, he did not guide his treated the sac craft into some temporary haven, hut setting her prow In the teeth of the "The worst gale, never faltered. And when death (ireenville Ple< overtook him, he was at his post, and ture, it appear died because he would not surrender to adjourn S principle for expediency. His place South Carolli has since been taken by others who suffering peopl are true to the ideals of the lament- lowed to rest a ed editor and the paper Is now be- i legislature. I yond doubt the greatest force for I tics! The ca good in South Carolina. hardly begun t - - -"-'-IV- 'JlXfcuu. n r i >^?<^ww?wpppMpwiW>a>* THE LANCASTER NEW : TO PASS ON IT. ! A CHAMBER OF COMMKIU K ' a decisive majority, HFI.PS BUSINESS, j-tracked the Mc- This from The Rock Hill Herald se bill for cotton, by of Wednesday shows one great benele people to be voted fit of a live chamber of commerce, al election this fall, viz: Its spirit of co-operation with e within one vote of the business interests of the town, polling the bill, but The Herald says: s of Aiken conceived "Wednesday morning in the rooms Lically killing the bill of the chamber of commerce a numrfer It to the peop.e | J?? ^ dES-ST SSl % say, McLaurin and ^ ,reans of handling prospects to the senators put them- j best advantage. The proposition o( nomalous attitude of a bulletin system was discussed. The referring a measure ' "weting was for the purpose of go. , ? ,.a aaa 'Ing over the methods in which tin, ropriation of |5< ,0 0 reaj estate dealers and the chiuirwM who pay the taxes, jean co-operate in bringing new d with the senate citizens and industriyp^o Hock Hill ferendum. saying it ose Resent Whlte^ W . . , ,,, . 41 H. Gladden, J^nn R. Williams, R. T of the bill. After the |cPWell^hf*fF ('. Cork. H. A. Barber i f his pet measure, h. I# 'white, J. Edgar Poag, T. M savins that he sup- -Wmsonant, R. Brice Waters." adopted "the am<*nd- I force the: BK AT TIIK .MKKTIXG. or in tills state." We ' t much "force" will Chamber of Commerce to l?e Organ 0 get the Marlboro i/e<l Tuesday Xiglit. > the gubernatorial Elaborate preparations are belli* he is in it will take made for the organization of Lancas . . . .. ter's chamber of eoninierce nexi ces to explain to 10 Tuesday night. Hon. John T. Hod ; was against their dey, ex-mayor of Hock Hill and presi 1 a radical measure, dent of the chamber of commerce eriallv the pockets of and Mr n M- Lee? ,ts wide-awake * i . secretary, have been invited and hav< e people should pa., accep(_e,| the invitation to be present re before it becomes amj address the meeting. They wil ic statesman with the explain the many ways in which th< lould be "forced" to chamber of commerce has contribute! .. . . lf to making that place such a "Gooc in its uenaii. Town." Supper will be served it courses by the King's Daughters am 1 A liKAIlKlt. speeches appropriate to the occasior burg llerald, in an .will be made. We urge our busines! lie inconsistency of nien to bo present and take part ir < ?,.,the organization of what means sc Charleston, in alwa>s much for thp town the winning side, re- ( Time and space will not permit ar mighty hard for am- enumeration of all the advantage: ans to stay on the such an organization will be to botl ,i ? town and county. First and foremos the majority of vol- u w,n be the" OQe th,ng that w? : other. Says that unjfy au Qf our business men am ople of South Caro- animate them to work for the goo< erinc and thirstiiiK of the town. It will be a mouthpieci Twenty voir. which o?r people can .peak , einy >??r. as R wUJ (ook ^ f(jr cap,ta] an(j homft Iclver preached the seekers and offer them inducement: ss and education in to come here. It will cultivate an< and that stata is on maintain a good feeling between th< ay along many pro- town and th,r ruraI d?stricts. offerini as good markets to our fellow citizen while South arouna jM ,|1P COuntry for their cotton am in a wilderness of other produce as they can get a incertainty." , neighboring markets and offerin true but where is the them inducement to trade here. Th , ' . secretary will be like a sentry on ot whose leadership wa|(.h (mv?r always on the look d on to take us out out for Lancaster's interests. 1 ess?" There is a flue means much in every way to ever some voung man to citizen <>! Hie town. So let every on , ,, devote the next few davs to "talkln outsteps of Hampton .. . , ' 1 up the chamber of commerce, ml Aycock of North ith no thought of self, 1?K< >I'S l>lv\ l> Sl'DDKM.V. nth to the people to " >11*. lUCKMMI ^?I*IU IFH*> III in-Ill 111 Hie doctrine of sus- Failure, and hatred. \\ liy ^jr Jackson Sweat of the Sap le people of the state Cross Roads section, who lived o > hostile camps with ,llP plantation of Mr Mart A. Steele les and politicians dropped d*ad suddenly in the stor room of R. Y. Funderburk Tuesda on at each other 8 morning about ^ o'clock. Mr. Swot ;ing to raise false is- had just come to town and purchase me is ripe for some a pair of shoes, which he had in hi to the front and bring hand- He wal,ked i" at the rear doc of the store from the vacant lot b< brothers w lio have ^{n()^ an(j had hardly entered tli nged by the devils of building when he suddenly dropped t the floor. A physician was Immed [ ately summoned, but Mr. Sweat ha IXC. A WOMAN (expired before he arrived. ... He was about 64 years of age an i an editorial yester- WftH a peaceable, quiet and inoffenaiv Against the Woman," citizen. He is survived by two daugl te ridiculous attitude ters. Misses Alice and Porah Swea utii Carolina is made and ft HOn* Mr Arthur Sweat, hi ... .. remains were interred yeterday a i its chief executive Tabernacle church, the Rev. W. C lone woman and she Kelly officiating. a plain farmer from tli?> lower house of Parent-Teacliers Association Meet, who by energy, self- The Parent-Teachers' Improvemen erseveranee, has be- Association of North Lancaster ?ii? - trict met at Craigsville school build foremost physicians ,nR Mon(lay aIlernoon. February 1 f iduating at tlie South aj ^ o'clock, Kxercises were first ha il College with the by the children, consisting of dehatci of her class, and who essays, recitations and a dialogue ... ... ,. The association was then called t cticallv indispensable , , .. . . 1 order by the president, a song sun spital for the Insane |)V (|M. children, a chapter from tli ne this warfare has Rlble was read by the president in uinst as genuine, true Cousar led in prayer. I lie rol jmocrats as are to he ?as called and mtmiteH of the la* meeting were reail by the secretarj " '"paper. "A Mother s t onieoHion u >f the privilege of free Faith." was read by Mrs. N. B. f'oi >t choose to bend the sor. Another paper. "Social Graces, f-constituted dictator read by J. Clark Robinson. Mb ... . . , Eunice FMaxco read an essay. Th m the keeper of their (-0 operation of Home and School. But it seems that 'I he program was read for next meet sm and capacity to Three new names were adde are not the quail flea- to th? , roU- Refreshment* , ., , AA _ served by a committee of school chi In these latter days, ^ren. There were fifty present, ed allegiance to the COMMITTEE ON PUBLICATIO> ethlng called "Blease- Her Annette Craig. nrnv ?\ ! KNOXVIId#ti EDITOR CHOHEN. proved themselves to g and patient, we pre- l ?. , Heads Southwestern Division of th same war launched ? _ . . .. 44i- Associated Press. manhood of the state _ . ? _ . . . . Q ^ ! Mobile, Ala. Feb. 18.?Wiley' I Waterloo. j Morgan. managing editor of The 8a? ~~~ tlnel, Knoxvtlle, Tenn., this afternoo f The Fort Mill Times was elected president of the Sout] what has become of western Association of the AMttfifcU ed man who used to Pr*M- which has been In convent!? wood and a sack of her" for tbe paBt tWO d*T" Kno; ooa and a sack of v|Uft alno WM cho??u as the . *91 K>or widow now f and meeting place of the organlxatloh. b not answer the ques-1 ? " ominoR us or ion old | kimu u?j t oninmiuuB*. ;> , editors were once School Teacher Amooi tic way . Osceola?Miss lya L. Bennett . | $2.6 Is/ over " SRVR The R?v? ><ie?Miss Jessie I*than 2.6 ? r' *ay* Th* Oakhust?Miss Virginia Robertilmont. "The leglsla- .. *2.1 s now. Is really going Heath Springs?Prof. J. H. iatnrday night." But Bushardt 6.2 niana a _ Crenshaw?Miss Onie Mackey 2.6 ulans a poor. long- Helm^ MIh8 Harriet Lewis. . 1.2 e, will not yet be al- Lancaster?Prof. C. E. Wesifter the closing of the singer 15.C olltlcs. politics, poll- Cralgsvllle?Miss Eunice Plaxmpalgn of 1914 has ,co ' ' 2 1 x) warm up. Total |35 ( S, FEBUUARY 20, 1914. ' I COUNTY NEWS IIP : i BUFORI). I I 1 Special to The News. J Buford, Feb. 19.?We are glad to , know that the heulth of this comniu- * . nity is very good, except a few cases # . of measles. * > . 1 Messrs. R. W. PMker and B. F. . Usher attended the B. Y. P. U. con ventlon this week, which is being held > . In Greenville.^ * * ! Mrs. B. Carson has. returned ^Hiome ffSm a visit to relatives in .'Newberry. . J p Mrs. H. J. Thompson spent Satur day night with Mr. and Mrs. P. C. ; Neill. ; | J Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Usher spent Sunday with Mr. Leslie Taylor. ! Mr. F. S. Parker spent Saturday night with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. > < P. A. Parker. * Mr. Henry Thompson spent Satur- y day night with Mr. Jay Flynn of New Bethel. * . I Miss Llllle Usher spent Monday [ night with Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Parker. J' ? | Misses Ada and Myrtle Thompson V " spent Sunday with Miss Beulah ^ Usher of Dixie. v Honor Roll of Huford School. * | First gra<Ie?Rona Parker, Foree y Blackmon, Oscar Timmons. ' Second grade?Molly Usher, E. B. >J< ] J Blackmon. V ' Third grade?Miranda Taylor, Ona Dee Thompson, Ernest McManus, * Lula Usher. Eugene Parker, William V 1 Timmons, Beneva Snipes. ! ! Fourth grade?Estelle Timmons. J * Idell Snipes, Jettie Timmons. V 1 Fifth grade?Etta Taylor, Ethel * Neill. | . 1 Sixth grade?Ruth Thompson. } Eighth grade?Myrtle Thompson, i J I,oyd Taylor, Kate Thompson. 1 Ninth grade?Ada Thompson, I,es s lie Tavlor, Tolson Funderburk. I J 1 ! MISS LILL.1E USHER, > 1 Teacher. i I ; i ! _ Wire Takes liegs. ' To the Editor of The News: 1 8 1 had two rolls of wire in my yard v fattening so they would no teat the V " grass out of my gdraen, and the fat s test roll took legs and walked away Friday or Saturday night, and now if B any one sees a roll of wire strolling K , about , please put It in the road to, s t the waterworks, and oblige. ! . ^ SUBSCRIBER. I t ? mmm | STAR/THEATRE 1 r To Day itioi'I. i. i Thanhft user. Cur) Hastings nni Riley Chamber t i lain "The lfKM*E('KKlVlf71|> CARRIER" ; He was the man of aliwork around s II 1 the house: there was nothing to be 8' done that he wouldn't do, but the e final task tliat his wife! inflicted was 0 y too much for even one J( his obedient f l: disposition. A Riley / Chamberlain ^ ^ ! masterpiece. ^ri REEL 2/\ | ? 5" . American. I "AT MIDNIGHT. ' v ? A thrilling fireside drai la, ' FEATURING Jack Richardson and Vh ian Rich. e d ' e REE I. ?. J Kay Ree. t. "THE MAR1.STROM," a 1S A beautiful 8tor>' of a convict. i y I 1 To Morrow, * SATURDAY J i r REEKS 1 AND 2, ! |. American. ' "AMERICAN HORN." d < A two-part production FEATURING Sydney Ay res and Vivian Ricii. 1 K Tliis strong dramatic play deals *' with tlie affairs of the house of Dsn (' vers, in England, and the estates In- ' " herited by Dorothy Trnvers, a child j tl i horn in America, of English and East | ' Indian parents. An intense drama i '' | of love and emotion. VHH l9 REEL 8, ] i Keystone. "THE WOMAN HATERS." I ^ 1 Everybody knows the pleasure In | e store for them when we announce , I- the appearance of a Keystone comedy. ! All Keystones are good. This is a J. winner, so don't miss It. MONDAY } REEL I, , >* ftellaaee. "THE REPORTER'S SCOOP." 1 Love for a beautiful woman causes -* a newspaper man to sacrifice a good -| l* [story, save a senator from ruin and 41 perform a great public service. An s on ' i>% i "THE HKNDRK'K'tl DIVORCE."; Ttiie Is a very excellent) and very it realistic'play, written afpund a situation which occurs 'every day 10 among society people. 0 , REEIj 8. Kay Bee. ' *TTHK WON OF THE SMOKE." IS f . >0 See our program in each issue of !5 this paphr. Oped 3 to 11. Saturdays 1 to 11. Admission Ac and 10c. >0 _ THE HOME OF GOOD PICTURES )0 AND OOOI> HUMOR. # ' Small Accounts I / j w as Well as large j ONES ARE WEL- : COME HERE. j You need ntk^vvait until your business has as mmed great proportions before opening an ac- * count. / III Do So To-Day | Our patrons, reglrdless of the amount of busi- \l\ tiess done, receive every courtesy in all matters of III business entrusted to us, and there is nothing in i!i safe banking we cannot perform. Interest paid on K| Savings Account at the rate of four per cent, com--K| pounded quarterly. ill ACTIVE DEPOSITORY OF THE UNITED j-j STATES GOVERNMENT. [jj ^ The First National Bank |j| LANCASTER, S. C. M ( HAS. D. JONES, President. R. E. WYIAB, Vice President. W E. M. CROXTON, Cashier. E. CURTIS MACKEY, Asst. Cashier. Bj '.IV>1 fa tiif r i niurnr I iu inc. rakiulKj of Lancaster County We have the best^linp of Groceries to offer you at the most reaonable price that lias/ever been carried in Lancaster. We want o give all of you a special invitation to come to our store and look iur line over. We want to sell you six pounds of Parched Coffee or One Dollar. We waul you to buy enough of our White Lily or ilit Edge Flour to do you\ll summer. We know what you want and we have taken great care to buy omethlng that will give you the very best o {satisfaction. We want you to make our place the place to meet your friends vhen you come to town. We have a shipment of,Keg Molasses that we are expecting In ivery day and If you are going to buy any Molasses In this quanlty we have some of the very best quality for you. This grade of tfolasses are rarely ever put up In this way. We bought these specially for the FARMERS. We want you to come hack again ind say, "Sell me another keg Just like the last one I bought from rou " Now try us one time and see If you are not pleased better han you have been in a long time. When you trade with Edwards fc Horton every one in the family are satisfied when they go to the able and when they get through eating they are ready to go to vork. Work makes dollars and you know everybody In Lancaster bounty like these, even down to the babies. Very truly, EDWARDS & HORTON REMEMBER WE SELL BRICK. SHINGLES AND mmammmKmmamaaammnmmmmmamummmmHnmummmmmmmmmm lust What the Ladies H W been ( ailing Loir >tu le?Ne FLOUR It is Brigkt, Lighc and Flakey, none better made but of wheat. IfVou haven't tried it, just let us send you a sack. When We get you to once try,it we know we have aVnstomer and a friend. Dorft forget that weS^arry Carden Seed and Seed t > ? t r ' T ? T\ 1 .1 _ ^ i. _ 11 1! w ' I " i lrisn iroxaioes m siock ai an limes. Our line of Groceries are complete. Telephone .... i ' ' v or tell us your wants and we will rush them out for you. Yours for business, E. W. Sistare "GOOD THINGS TO EAT."