The Lancaster news. (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, March 03, 1914, Page 4, Image 4
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TUHLI8HHRS' ANNOUNCEMENT: ty, win
Published Tuesdays and farmlni
Fridays at Lancaster. 8. C., ago to
by The Lancaster Publishing
Csapany, successors to The
T<wl?r, established 1862; The given o
Review, established 187*; The cing th
Bntte^piiee, established 1891,
aad entered as second-class
matter Oct. 7, 1904, at the progres
postofflce at Lancaster, 8. C., county.
under Act of Congress of tive w<
March 8. 1879 ?????
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TUESDAY, MARCH 8, 1014. j? nu.
?Weather forcast for South Caro- ^n>:" ?
Una: Fair and rising temperature I.an n?
Tuesday and probably Wednesday; wiirn i
moderate west winds.
tleav or
This weather is all right for ('<r fo1
those who like 't.
the syi
A little dragging now and then th farn
makes roails where mud holes long people
have been. district
other !
March came in like a real "sure pach o
nough" lion, with roaring, wild and eompli
loud.
? "Write me as one who loves his "WE i
town," says each member as he Sent
subscribes to the chamber of commer- speech
ce* pulsor;
"The biggest thing Lancaster has '
ever done for itself." You are right. , ,
. . be enf
Mr. Bruce. That s what the new orarolitu
ganizatiou is. j ,,
Governor Slaton has succeeded ,l
in pleasing at least part of the state ''la'
for both South Georgia and West are *,al''
said to be well content. rhere
the soi
We've organized our chamber of fbis
comnu roe. Now what remains to be our pi
done? Work enough to keep < very thougl
man in Lancaster busy. Are you do- fords
Ing your part? should
tion li
Becker lias improved in prison it should
is said and Julian Hathorne is nior< not hi
fit since his recent incarceration hut liquor
in South Carolina prisioners are not Thing:
allowed to stay in the penitent ury true. ^
long enough to show signs of ir.pro e- pessin
ment. do ou
Imps,
Because of its fondness for old pr??j 11 ci
fashioned questions we ask the grand
the Greenville Piedmont whet has l>? - own a
come of the man who used to saythere
"ain't no sich thing" as a
groundhog?
It ,,
\ ou've probably had both experien- proV|tj
cesdurir.g the past week shoveling cjlam]
snow and thawing pipes. And its a g.,n|ze
safe bet that you don't care to engage st;
in either again soon. ?
or less
The change in tlie Edgefield Chronfolio
to the six column quato is "(>t
.. _ # form
to the appearance of the paper
?quite an inprovement. It adds much (
for the appearance of the paperes " 1
maketng it more conventent to hand- 1 , '
, shall i
IP.
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Do you belong to the Library As- able q
sociation? That organization needs stltuth
your lielp if it is to continue its exis- hershi
.. i4 i ii ji. _. Ihnriti
tonce. aiiu we can i lei 11 aie 01
neglect. of ,u
. who d
The Wilson adimstration will be organl
one year old tomorrow. If it fftll?w
can accomplish so much In so short politic
a time what good things may not the can rf
remaining three bring to us? everas
caster
Our best wishes to Kditor J. T.
Rlgham of the York News. Mr. Bigham
founded the Chester Lantern and "1,il
edited it until his health failed seve- (
< < j, < lumbli
ral years ago. We are glad to know ^
he has recovered and congratulate
the people of York upon having secured
the service of one so ex- ?n
perlenced in newspaper work. morco
very
What is it Rock (I ill can't do? much
The "Good Town" actually prevailed the lit
upon the legislature to pass over News,
the governor's veto, by a vote of 62 scribe
to 21, its commissoon form or gov- ary si
ernmmt bill. Other hills of like nature
''or other towns were not so Th<
lucky. The county of the. Red Rose Rock
extends congratulations to her White ernm'
Rose sister. ismth
"It was the finest exhititlon of of in<
c.lvl prdie I have every seen writes ts." \
one of the visitors who attended the Town
chamber of commerce organization bad ?
here last week. In sp)
TUK LANCASTER IS
> FOR TOWN AM) COUNTY. The brainy member of the
, , from Chesterfield county, whoi
1 the attention of our readers , . ,
? ... governor is wont to character!
communication of Mr. J. 11. ,,
, . , . derision as Seaborad Bill, ii
of Greenville, in reference to . . ....
, , .... ply to his excellency s charge
iinber of commerce. Mr. Bruce ' J ... . .
, , n, . ... . ... the Rock Hill commission forn
d from Tradesville in this coun . ... ,,
. . , , . , government bill, was the rankc
?re he had been engaged In ? , .
K. more than twenty-five years Republicanism that could be ad
Greenville. Ever since he has by any body ?f men CaIllDg theD
resident of that city he has Demorcat8 ro8e to a Question o
f his time and means to advan- ,n the hoU8e aa<
e interest of the town. Ho "l have no bod^uard or press
one of the wealthiest and most who want8 representative or o
of tho Bull Moose moverm
islve citizens of Greenville ~ """ ~
,, , . any other Roosvelt propaga
He was one of the most ac
. ,, .. , .. , The Governor will doubtless
>rkers for the organization of ... .... .. ....
...... . this the unkindest.cut of all.
ille s chamber of commerce
now chairmen of one of its ..D,d D'f. cook's recent pn
nportant committees. So that. haye anythlnR to do w|th thls s,
uce, in what he has to say, prcUc weathorT"?asks The
whereof he speaks. So note ,e8ton post Wfi don>t kno,
larly what he has to say. but wU, bet thftt thc 8pel
ng of the chamber of commerce arcUc weather had a Rood deal
ys. -It has made, and is still wlth the ab8ence of 8ome ol
? .Greenville, and is by far the oooks
it power in the city."
Greenville chamber ol com- ttt-tt * m a r?Ti AMRTi'T? <
now has an expert eniployea VVHA1 " v?XX>?.Xt1J3XjXV
salary of $1,800, who is paid COMMERCE GOESAF'
by the United States governnd
the commercial body whose .
.. ... Head These Minutes of a I
is it is to go all over Greenville
instructing farmers 011 mat- Meeting or the Hock Hill
slating to agraculture, stock Organzation.
1 u 1 try raising and other mat- In order that the members
Mne-tenths of lilt time Is spont m,wjy organised chamber of
iu.:\l (Mrtriti!- ond he is doing merer may form some idea o
ood. It is the intention of the things a live commercial
'< i chamber of commerce, ! goes after, we are
Hi rime is opi ortune. to en- them the following minutes of tl
tiiootinir nf tln> Iturl. Ilill chani
t" s,un a mnn- In cr" | commerce, whin eh was only a
r the body to be a success it (meenting, but which will sa\
ditt'y indiu.oisnble to have i show how enthusiastic comn
npathy and co-operation of , workers are alive to every op
uers of Lancaster county. The wthkh will advance the ir
I of a town. This is a copy
of the town and the rural minutes which was kindly fun
;s owe reclproced duties to each The News by Mr. John T. Ri
and by pulling together for president of Rick llill org
ther's good, much can he ac- tion;
. , Chamber of Commerce, Rock I
Rhpd" ' S.. Feb. 17. 1914
The call meeting of the hoi
\KK A LAWLESS PEOPLE." <llroctors of the chamber of
merce was called to order
itor Vernor, of Oconee, in a o'clock p. m., by the president
against the passage of a com- T Roddey. In the chair, wltl
.. following members present:
y education law, gave .is his Hoddey, president; Alex Long,
-eason for opposing the enact- Miller. J. S. White, It. E. Barn
)f such a law that it could not B. Wilson, Jr., J. T. Relr, J. Ed
orced. "The people of South ?; Base, J'- B. Johnson, L. D
, ; r. ? * E. C. Poe, Alex. Martin, V. B.
i have absolute disregard for ons^jp
said he, s d further stated , On invitation of the pre
citizen had recently told him Professor Brown of Winthro]
i? "could commit murder in this ''"K0- an'l J- M. t berry, at
without fear of punishment." i meeting. A motion was
, . that the reading of the minut
is a good deal of truth in what 8U8pondod>
uator says about lawlessness in j President Roddy stated th
ate, and it is a matter to which jeet of tIti5t meeting was to <
I'ople should be giving serious cuss several new and old n
it. but, at the same time, it af- which had come to Secretary
. , , attention during his lirst we
no reason why the legislature offl(.e JUU, |hat u was a,S() f
I not pass a compulsory educa- purpose of hearing Mr A.
iw. The wheels of progress keewn. federal demonstrator.
I not stop because a men can- ' successful inauguration <
convicted either of selling '""h in the vicinity of Rock 1
,. . ... . . ,. .. The secretary reported that
or ot killing his fellow man. . , ,
understood that the Intern
s are in pretty had shape, it is Harvester Company propsed cr
Senator Verner, but don't he too ting an alfalfa campanign tliro
listic. Let's all go ahead and South, and spoke or a com
i . .i r, ~ that he had with Prof. C. A.
r duty, and after a while, per- an(, Mr j M Cherry, in view
the clouds of ignorance a?d 8UCCe8?ful cultivation of alL
lice will roll away and the thlR Mf WeekR emp]
old state will come into her nils meeting the necessity
gain. stricting the International Ha
Company campaigners, if poss
? their work in Pork county,
POLITICS TABOOED. admitted that It would be a irn
.. , I ture to have Hook Hill well
las come to our ears that the [ tfged ftH ,t wou,d b(4 by thp ,,
es in some quarters that thejtional people, but predicated
jer of Commerce, recently or- might result in many unsuc
d under such auspicious cir- alfalfa growers,
mces, will have politics, more * herr> was of the opinh
. . . ... the International people be en<
In it. Wt wish to say that ?(, to rome to Rork and
s will be under the ban and wil the chamber of commerce to tr
a toler ated in any shape, no clinic action, in order thn
of fashion. The only begin the Southern r:v
r flcation for member- j h"?jJfttiOI1 was passed authori/l
' that the applicant shall be pt?<si"i >it to appoint a coir mi
te person, a gentleman, and | take notion vith the In'. Tn
>ay the membership fee of t Pr?plfi ar,*l ald them In on
i annually, for three years, pay- campangti which would b? or
. . . ... It tbi? si i Hon of York ount\
uarterly. And under the con- > ?,o,a
' I I his "omiiiittee was app
on the person holding one mem- (consisting or Mr. Cherry. P?
p shall exercise as much au- Weeks, Mr. McKeown and tl
f in all matters as the holder retary.
, . , , qp, ... . The president asked Mr. C
ore memberships. The man fop aom? lnformatlon ln reKard
esires to bring politics int*> the nftaJ. pOHBlbUlty of a S(!aboard
izatlon cannot join and the Mr Chftrry fltate(1 thftt fl
who is in will have to eschew conditions had become easier i
s or get out. So that every one correspondence with the S?
st assured that Dolltics will be anfl other railroads was most
.i . . i , i " .able. He expressed a wish 1
itlngly tabooed In the I.an- co_operatlon ?f the charnber <
chamber of commerce. merce, and asked that a con
of three be appointed to ass!
in getting the Seaboard com
icaster has 349 memberships In and offered this committee fu
hamber of Commerce and Co- cess to the correspondence t
a has 425 in hers. How's this has, or will have with outside
incaster? Mr. F. C. Poe expressed hin
being opposed to the committe<
(re are already 3 49 membership any on(1 particular party,
a Lancaster Chamber of Com- Mr. Roddey, however, stati
and the number is growing Mr. Cherry's remarks were m
diy. We hope to have a ^ureHng and while not com
* K the chamber of commerce as s
largo number by Friday whenljng OIK, particular Interest, tl
st will be published in The olina Traction Company, he
If you have not already sub- appoint this committee of thr
d see Mr. Mackoreil, the temper ' "?Fsirtent announced t
ecretary, at once. orgam/aHon was ready to g
some nvsli'tcnce to any oth"
a governor characterizes the *'ar 11 to Mr ChenT
a governor < naracierizt.s ine "he secretary referred to I1
Hill commission form of gov- ,. 0f accounts over due ant
r.t bill" the ranker.t Republican- assistance of the director!
at could be adopted by any body "nlle. tlon of seme.
an calling themselves Democra- motion of Mr. J. 8. W'h
Ve hope the people of the "good matter was left to the flnanci
ft (TOSH the river. don't feel ml^%? prM?e?t ,
sspecially as they got their bill on neveral Incidentaial and j
Ito of the governor. discussed matters.
rEWS, MAHCII 3, 1914.
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house He stated that arrangements were r,,-,-,-,,-,
n the being made for better lights at the
i/e In Pas8l'n8er station, tliaU'the installs
tion of electric sign advertising Rock J
1 re- Hiji at the passengm* station would
that be completed at once, and the board
ler of authorized the secretary to execute v
sst re- R 'ease *be nominal sum for the ' ,
Southern Railway ground on which
opted thiasign will be placed. # ?
lve j matter of railroad schedules on *
f per- the Columbia division and the in- V
1 said stallation of a double mid-day train *
agent service between Columbia and Char- 4 J]
ani- ,otte Wfta brought to the attention of
the board. The president was au- *
;nt or thorized to appoint a committee of y 18 ^
mda." which he is to be a member to study !
think out these schedules and the pros- J V1C(
pective changes, and to see that Rock
Hill was represented at the hearing J, by
of the same in Columbia, in order that #
ssence schedules best suited to these V (?on
pell of cities instructions would be main- J
Char- tained. |? "U
.v we A resolution was unanimously , *
j of adopted allow ing the trainman of the
. , railroads entering Rock Hill to make UlRl
( 1 use of the hal! for their meetings. < .
r the The secretary was directed to com- ClCp
municate with Mr. Foreacere, of iho ! ]
Southern Railway, informing him of do 1
this action. ! !
LI J? The president reported that he and J Bell
T?T?T? the secretary had been Invited to V
Lancaster to assist in the organization you
of the chamber of commerce in that J
> town. ti
lecent rpjie board authorized the secretary "
to accept the invitation, wishing Lan- y , i
| caster success in its new organiza- ' flUO
tion. *
of the Attention was called to the corres
pondence between the secretary and !
com- tjie federal director of public roads. BHD
l' the the committee of agriculture of South y' ?
body Carolina and the American highway y!
giving association, in regard to the re10
last location of the national highway be- |y
her of tween Washington and Atlanta.
called ''his highway at present enter; *
re to South Carolina in the northeastern
lercial section, going in til ''direction of Co- #
portii- lumbia. It was brought out that V
iterest Rock Hill could demonstrate that
of the this highway would be better and y
nlshed ni?re logically placed, entering the ^HA
ad (ley, state below Charlotte and going ?<
aniza- south of Columbia. The secretaiy y
J was instructed to arouse interest. ^ ^
.... G among me towns uicau-u on iiuh hum s'
illl, eluding Charlotte, Fort Mill Chei- >'
. , ter, Winnsboro, Ridgeway andl v
"??< others. *i
. ? The board heard a report from the
a. . Secretary in regard to the encamp1
the ment of Clemson Cadets organiz
, ed as a war strength Company, durw
'w- ing the Oratorical Contest in Rock
' w' Hill and favored the action of the
not i president providing living quarters
Pitts' the cadets while here. I I
Rl . The Secretary was instructed to ar11
range all of the details in advance and B "
, , . to urge that a representative from
S 'pUi' Clemson come to Rock Hill at an
P. a , 7 early elate in order that he may out a
' lino iiis exact program. I
passed ^ communication was read from
er. be u,0 Secretary of the Chamber of Commerce
ot Charleston, S. C., requesting M
e ?h~ that Charleston be endorsed as a lodiscuss
cation o:' a branch bank under the
natters nrw federal lystem. It being e\
' plained in the letter that this would i son il
ok in no^ interfere in any way with Colum
?r 'he j)jJ( chances for being selected as a I lo
A. M<"- location of a reserve Rank. After I our 1
tell of SOino discussion by the members of 1 for ()
if his the Hoard it was determined to refer ? j
till. this to the Financial Committee with '
it was power to act. 9
ational At the invitation of the president. some
induct- Prof. Itrown of Winthrop College told I \V<
ughout ot his former connection with the 1 when
ference canning factory of Charlottesville,
Weeks Va., the machinery of which is unused Z W<
of the at present. Mr. brown is one of these 1 everj
air in owners. Z tity \
hasized Prof. Weeks gave an Interesting 1 Mola
of re- account of canning operation with fl
rvester which he had been connected which I
ible, to in tno west. *?~
' hut tlue.moj you.'
>at fea- The Hoard requested Prof. Brown than
edver- to communfrate with his association & H<
nterna- in Charlottesville, and ascertain from table
that it them what stock they would take in
:cessful the canning factory. work
It might be established here with Couc
an that the use of the machinery now at
*ourag- Charlottesville.
urged Mr. A. A. McKeown Federal De- i
ike 1m monstration in charge of the section TV
t Ui'-.y of York County adjacent to Hock
Tioalgn Hill, made an Interesting talk concerning
the successful inauguration of
lilt, the his work among the farmers and ex- H
t ?e to plained exactly what the federal
a''oml Government and the extension work Y3BMKKM
tllning at Clemson College expected of him.
^r' McKeown that the farmers of
, ' ' this section were taking much Inter'
, est in his work, and several anecdotes VHB
ofesMir re'ate(* hy him as having been with in
* his present work in this section prov110
MC- ed this to the Board.
'herrry I demonstration department
1 to the hegs for the cooperation in his
, work, and announced that at
nancial date ltl*' near future he M I
and his would be prepared to give a more de- ^ ^
inboard (tailed report. Mr. McKeown was
favor-1 thanked by the president in the name
for the of the board for his interesting talk
>f com-'and was promised every help possi- T
amittee ble.
1st him | There being no futher business be- cor
* *? ??? -.11 a thai
10CUOI1, lUin nic iuccuur 11* aujuujHcu.
i a<v aelli
hat he C)h, No! ST,/
parties. Any way. South Carolina is never forf
iself as dull.?Spartanburg Herald. eve]
' aiding ??? vvai
Does Not Iteach All. rect
B<1 that Many a hero blushes unseen, In .
i?st en- gpite of Carnegie's fund.?-Charleston Dar'
mlttlng PoRt you
unport- , licst News of All. Bee
tie Car- From all over South Carolina CoU
won id romf? reports that farmers are well ,Tt
vi* at a advanced with preparations for the ? v a*
season's planting. That is good I you
hat the news, but much better is the fact I you
Wo tho tj,at there Is to be greater diversifl- |
r party oation of crops this year than prob- I
ably ever before.?Savannah News. I
he mat
1 asked j|or fo the Women
4 "i the typographical errors in the I
.. ... smaller papers probably are amusing I
lie, mis ^ the f0u0WB on the large papers I
al com- where there are proof-readers, etc., I
galore, but they are not very ainus- I
?ported ,tnR to the men on the smaller papers, I
irevlous "take it from us, Steve."?Greenville
Piedmont. awraaaBa
Ml#f
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ti mattrese pertaiiii\ig to you
diat this Bank offers^ All 1
i that legitimate banking will
this institution, and oins sa
sist of 41 All Classes." J
\tq. are in position to haiidle
:ter how large or how small,
ositor we offer the same coil!
to the larger one. Ma *e 1
lk your headquarters aiicb t
li* friends?come to see us and
VTe invite you to become one
[ see if our service is not pie* s
\
he First Natio
LANCASTER, S
lS. D. JONES, President. B. K.
I. CROXTON, Cashier. E. CURTIS 1
0 THE FA
: Lancaster
s have thfe best line of Groceries to off
>lo price rhat has ever been carried ii
/o all of yoifsii special invitation to con
ino over. wX want to sell you six po
ne Dollar. W'\ want you to buy enoui
Edge Flour ?o d\ you all summer.
2 know what yoiXiyiuR and we have t
thing that will give y<Vi the very bes
b want you to make ouaplaee the pla
1 you come to town. \
e have a shipment of Keft^Molasses tl
' day and if you are going flo buy any
ve have some of the very bes\quality
sses are rarely ever put up l\ this \
dally for the FARMERS. We\mnt >
?ay, "Sell me another keg just Ukdkthe
' Now try us one time and see if\ov
you have been in a long time. When,
>rton every one In the family are satisl
i and when they get through eating t
:. Work makes dollars and you know
ily like tnese, even down to the bablei
Very truly,
DWARDS &
;KMEMItKR WE SELL BRICK, SHI?
how are
Med for ^
hia is the mwtft^vhen you nee
n, Meal, ugar Coffee, Tobacco. \
t we can ael you cheap. We 1
ing Good Flour, oufc MELRO!
^NDARD are guaranteed to give
jet that we get fresh shipments o
ry week. We have your Sh^d Iris
ting for your orders. Garden Se
iived a shipment of Molasses, a
rels, 10 and 5 ballomkevs. and th
know why ouatfHKROSF^ FL
ause it was grow^^^F ground ii
inty in which PrqJ^^t Wilson
, and no doubt he was raised on
will use ie continually it will n
. Come to see us when you are ii
ig in the Grocery or Hardware 1
/e you.
Yours for businc
e. w. SIST
"GOOD THINGS TC
I. '
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MCY I
ir financial affairs
hho. nointa of ser- I?
I permit is offered hi ^
tisfied customers W
any account, not k|
, and to the small [l]
sideration that we Ki
!he First National k|
he place to meet Kl
[ feel at home here. Kl
of our customers ill
sing. |:j
tt n 1 R n nlr ill
liai uauiv .
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WYLXE, Vice President. V
V
MACKKY, Asst. Cashier.
[m
RMERS
f Aiintv
VUUlllJ j
er you at the most reai
Lancaster. We want
le to our store and look
unds of Parched Coffee
Kh of our White Lily or
aken great care to buy
t o {satisfaction.
ce to meet your friends
'*
lat we are expecting in
Molasses in this quanfor
you. This grade of
vay. We bought these
'ou to come back again \
i last one I bought from
1 are not pleased better
you trade with Edwards
led when they go to the
hey are ready to go to
everybody in Lancaster
>.
HORTON
sdLES AND COAL.
YOU |
LARCH? |
I <
d Flour, Meat, Lard
Ve have It in caddies
lave a reputation of
5E, TIP TOP AND
5 satisfaction. Don't
f TOP NOTCH Bread
?h Potatoes, 25 Bags,
el of all kindh. Just
11 sizes, barrels, half
e price is right. Did
.OUR was so good?
i the same town and
was born, Staunton,
this same Flour. If
lake a smart man of
\ the market for any- I
ine. We are here to
1
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ARE I ffl
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