The Lancaster news. (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, May 12, 1914, Page 4, Image 4
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7 this i
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TUESDAY, MAY 12, ",4-,
a clul
?Weather forecast for South rount
Carolina: Fair Tuesday; Wednes- reside
day cloudy. ??6.
? rolls
Get busy. electt
1 "7.
"Clean-up Week" began today. jj'eUvt
15 or
See what you can accomplish he- ??g
fore Saturday. hands
in th
Let's swat every fly in town by taries
starving this insect pest.
itees.
Let's have a Chautauqua instead of sentir
so many carnivals and other "cheap" meet
shows. prima
right
Little courtesies are the bright f*
nowers that bloom along life's steep, tees*,
rugged pathway. tests.
i showi
This town can be made as clean ship i
as any other and we should resolve
to see that it becomes so. j prgCj,
tion.
"Seems to us the primary will have "T
to be remade instead of reformed," of th
says The Greenwood Daily Journal. Ve %
tions
Let the farmers ponder well these
wise words from The Uaffney Led- tions
ger: "There is more profit in pork, the I
for the planter, than there is in poli- w'hicl
.. as to
tJcs- whiL
ent p
The President went to the circus party
last week, a privilege South Darolinians
will enjoy as soon as the
biennial county to county perforinance
begins. a lad
ter >
A town that can furnish a parade Smitl
like the one Lancaster witnessed than
May Day should certainly be able to
pull off a county fair. Hut 1 ow's the cja|ni
time to be getting ready for it. . quire
??? our 1
Did you make a good start today!heart
?>r ciean up week? If you did, keap one 1
up the good work. If you didn't, Ret
busy tomorrow. Ttemember the the (
trash will be collected Thursday. the h
. thing
.Candidates for the various office?,
are alow in announcing themselves.
Put your names before the people, in So
you who would have their votes, and have
let them be making up their minds. WO""**
_ and 1
Vou cannot but appreciate the _ gr^gg
goriU work tlie Civic League has nn- good
del taken tliis week. Please help.tnont.
them, then, with the needed spring We
Cleaning. Their efforts deserve your from
support. Let the slogan be "For a congr
City Ileautifully ('lean." trict.
, tural
; Many white roses were worn Sun- fully
<\ay tQX our people know the meaning him !
of a mothdT'S love and took a.lvant- the ii
age of this beautiful custom of pay-'ator?
ing tribute to an influence stronger years
and sweeter than any other. more
? has <
We read that there will be a "cam- both
paign against stagnant pools" in the to|, ..
work of sanitation at Vera Cruz, ?p ol
which reminds us that such work "horr
might be done by the town this week the h
in connection with the work of the Henat
Civic League. on th
? ~~ , , man.
Clean your house this week, under i
your house, in front of your house,
hack of your house and everywhere Th
olse that you find In need of cleaning. (lu,re
Let the owners of stores do likewise. news
Let the town look after the streets ot^ei
and ditches. If every agency does its
part, the fly will be swatted mightily. weal'
is so
"The inhabitants will find them- ware
selves under strict rules of sanitary of fi
conduct," says a dispatch from Vera not t
Cruz. There are strict rules of sanl- all.
tary conduct here In South Carolina, real
which Lancastrians would do well to duee
m
observe. If sanitary regulations are On I
enforced in Mexico, they should cer- like
talnly be enforced in South Caro- of o
Una. We call upon the town board erno
of health to follow up the work that grea
is done this week by a tour of in- to a
Bpection. to tl
THE LANCASTEI
KFOltM PltlMAKY RULtM. KKCOUXITION OF NEWS
s nowuforegone conclusion that The city council of Car
? safeguards will be thrown recognition of the service
d the primary by the state con- newspapers in the advanc
>n, which meets May 20th, and the interests of the city, wii
s what every honest voter asking from the papers, ii
d wish to have done. We do not up its annual license on oc<
e that this is the time to make did not as heretofore, in<
astic a change as to require the newspapers in the list,
law for qualification of voters council of Camden is to be <
rule of the party for qualiflca- ed for this and other inun
in the pr'raary. The state laws would do well to take simil
re residence in the state two There is no one force in a ?
. the county one year and the works so unselfishly f
act one month. This may be vancement as the newspape
ght later on. but at this time, space taken up in boosting
Irastic measures will meet the was charged for at the ust
desired. would run up into the tlio
e following suggestions made dollars. Therefore to tax n
he Greenville Piedmont, are for doing business ts pooi
the right l'no: of their services.
Throw away every club roll, The town council of 1
ere probably is not an honest when licenses on occupatl
a the state and it will be easier first required, made the I
ike new ones thar. to use those newspapers $5, and with
a use, which contain the names , , , ?? '
ad people, people who have confined $*. Prom then
d away, etc. advanced until the council
Make every man apply in per- the one now in oillce, fixed I
0 the club secretary for enrol- uew8paper8 and job omce
or in writing. Provide a form , .Jl . . AtA,
pplication in writing, with pro- *7s>, but on petition for
1 for attest by the person who Hon reduced it to $50. TT
>s the application to the secre- council fixed the license foi
t? t ?i. ? u ? per and job office at $35.
Require that the residence of ,
club member be stated on the more than any newspape
ed anywhere in a city of L
Allow no man in a city to join size is paying, where they
t> outside his own ward. to pay anything at all. CI
Require Democrats in the
ry to join the club nearest his Poses no tax on "owspaper
nee. other places of Lancaster'
Require closing of the club tion, where any tax is imp*
2 0 or .5 0 days prior to the merely nominal.
?nRequire secretaries to pre- We commend the action <
duplicate alphabetical rolls and council of Camden to othe
r one copy to tiie clerk of court palies in the state.
25 days prior to the primary.
Require that the rolls In the 0ur fellow members of
! of the clerk of court and those , ,
e hands of the various secre- ?P?ak encouraging
shall be open for inspection ^ne start our people have
n days. (cleaning up. Let the good
Require the county commit- merrily on
or executive committees reprelg
the county committees, to . ~ TTTi
5 or 15 days before the first Swat the <-?at-tail sw
try to hear protests against the the excellent advice of Thi
of any name or names to be on burg Times and Democrat.
ills.
). Require the county commit- r?
:o promptly decide such proto
remove names of persons rv D**
a not to be entitled to member- mTOJH VJlflCT i Q
and to certify tne rolls as final
termtned and furnish same to
rimary managers at the various l^et's Set Her High
icts as the poll lists for the elec- The trouble seems to
South Carolina is wrong
here is a real reason for each ?Spartanburg Herald.
e suggestions outlined above.
vill discuss the various sugges- Never,
from day to day and will be Arresting editors on c
ed to publish short articles from "libel" and beating them u
>crats containing any sugges- offices will not suppress a I
they may wish to make as to Newberry Observer.
>est way of holding a primary.
1 will be an honest and fair test Highest Officer.
the will of the majority of The highest officer at Ve
> men qualified under the pres- a South Carolinian. We
'arty constitution to vote in the course, to the army aviat
primary.' Bellinger, who goes over tl
General Funston himself.?
Courier.
B ADHKRK TO OI K CLAIM. ,
ar be it from us to disagree with An Index to a Towi
y. The ed'tress of The Lancas- The three great educativi
Tews asserts that 'Senator E. D. a place are the church, the s
t knows more about farming the local paper. The way
any man in Congress.' If that supported proves the Intel
word had been 'senate,' instead otherwise of the communitj
ongress,' we would imitate the of its morality.?Orangebu
i. But, we are impelled to in- and Democrat.
of the fair presiding genius of
Lancaster exchange if she ever The Mud That Soil
1 of another South Carolinian. At this particular juncti
K. F. Lever, who is reputed to course of human events
some little something about Carolina we may well consi
Ing and is therefore chairman of lug of Lowell's?"All exper
jreat agricultural committee of to show no mud can soil i
ouse? He has done some great mud we throw.?Greenville
s for the farmers of the country
neral and of the South in par- "Dreads the Truth
ir. And we might gently whis- Watch the politician who
hat we think there are farmers whining about newspaper 1
uth Carolina and elsewhere who you look upon him you s
stuck to the farm and know who can do stunts that wc
about real farming than Smith Ananias ashamed of himsi
Lever put together, with prob- not lies he dreads, but thi
a few dozen other fanner con- York News.
men and senators thrown in for
measure."?Greenville Pi ?d- Horn to Oppose the T
One of the old philosop!
i would not for anything detract "Man was born for mutt
the work of the brainy young .,That ,s "ot J
n look at it now. Many think
essnian from the seventh dis- ar(? |,0rn to kick, to pull do
for the recent I^ever agrieul- pose everything that ts rig
extension bill, which he success- tan burg journal,
enacted irto law, alone stamps "
is a statesman keenly alive to ~tote for the Best M
You vote for the best ma
iterests of the farmer, but Sen- ator, governor and all othe
imith, who is bis senior by many use your mind, and do not
, has thereby had considerably some one else to dictate f
, f?TO you shall vote. Don't to
experience on fhe 'arm than *ome fw?ow jugt berause
Congressman ILever. They are yOU noj j8 for j,j
indeed, "homy-handed sons of vllle Medium.
but we contend that in a show
r the palms of the hands, the sTffe"whlch'^ai
is" developed by the attrition of t bottom in the scale of iliiiei
oe and plow on tl e palms of the may be some people who v
or are more plainiV evident than *',e governor s claim thai
. .. ., ' department wanted the
ose of the able ymiag congress- encRmD at the ,H,e of
purpose of carrying them <
'J ' | warning to the battlefield
Is from The Yorkvflle En- |,co< 1>e* Haa Dally.
r Is a strange cfcarge for one People Who Make Us i
paper to be making against ; There are aome lovely
a, which are Juat as interested in this kreat world of oura tl
welfare of the producers of flower"v
they draw near, we are
Lh aa la The Enquirer: "There know not why ma
mething of a luEI in the Rtate aeaa physical beauty, or
house dlacuaaion. Aa a matter marvelous intelligence, hi
o .1 ,, n embodiment of peace. They
*ct. South Carolina papers are for thfiy
are full of Inspira
liaposed to discuss the subject at hihgest order. These peop
The thing looks too much like a ouiet lake beside which
beneiit to the fellow who pro- ;',K' beautiful plants, whlcl
.. ... , . ,, fleeted In the water, makes
s the wealth of the country. p1rt?rG. Therp no Jarr
the contrary It looks loo much ripple on the mirror-like
a scheme to advance the Interests colors of earth and sky
ne particular candidate for gov- ^'Otilsltely. Hirds aing a *
, ... , . . , into their ears. The worl
r. who. while professing to be a dfn ,a on|y n ?weet memory
t lover of the people, was avenge Chronicle,
ubmltting his warehoua scheme .. ,, -
I NEWS, M AY 12, 1914.
PAPKlttt. R7
r?; ? COUNTY NEWS 1
ement of *
thout any DOUGLAS. J
1 making y
pupations. Special to The News. J
:lude its | Douglas. May ll.-r?It Hn't n.iv ! <
The city to grumble about the ha**d luc'?. we
sommend- will get rain by und by.
Icipalities Our school closes Thursday with *
ar action. Miss Kula Hyatt of Van Wyck as
ominunlty teacher.
or Its ad- Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wyiiaras of *
ir. If the Lancaster spent the week-end at the
the town home of Mr. and Mrs. 1<\ M. Stcpner,
lal rate It the latter's parents. J
usands of Miss Essie Carnes of Lancaster was
ewspapers the guest of the Misses Sallie and
p recognl- , Annie Addison, Sabbath. J
Mr. J. L. Tillman visited Van
Lancaster, Wyck recently.
ions were Misses Pauline and Viola Beckham *
license 011 were visitors in the community the !
job office past week-end.
on it was Our Sunday school expects a pleas- *
preceding ant day down on the CatawLa river
the tax on Saturday at Goodies' ferry. It ex- !
combined tends a special invitation to all others J
a reduc-ias already published.
le present Mr. J. L. Tillman says that If we
both pa- will send him to the tegislature he J
But this will put the hammer doodle on the
r publish- whiskey and tobacco question. Good,
ancastor's let's send him. J
are made
tester im- j HKAT1I SPUING. J
s, and in ,
s popu'.a- sPpplal to T!ie News. | .
jsed it is Heath Spring. May 11.?Children's
Day was observed at Beaver Creek >
if the citv c',urc'1 with r.pproprlate exercises on v
r tnunici- Satur(,ay> th? 9th lnst. Addresses
were delivered by a number of in-1
vited speakers and a bountiful din-1 *
"the Civic ' npr waa ?prvod.
ly of the Mother's Day was appropriately
made at 'bserved by the Rich Hill Baptist *
I Work go Sunday school on Sunday, the 10th.
The exercises were concluded by a ,
talk on "Some Mothers in History," y
inger," is , by the pastor. J
e Orange- Mr. W. F. Mobley, principal of the
public school at Cow-pens during the ?
! past session, has returned to his j =
home here. dl
Miss Doll Morris of North Augus- l'
ipers I ta is spending awhile with her sis- m'
ter. Mrs. J. B. Bushardt. ar
Little Sarah Williams, daughter of SP
'be that ^r' an(* Mrs. C. K. Williams, who m
primarily. bas been sick, is improving. ;to
Dr. J. W. H. Dyches Is attending Kr
the annual session of the Southern 'n
. , Baptist convention at Nashville,
harges of
p in their Tenn.
free press. Mr. and Mrs. D. M. Jones are liv- P'
ing in the Mackey house recently vn- ai
cated by Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Bell.
ra Cruz is ^'r- R- Twitty spent several
refer, of days at Liberty Hill last week. Je
:or. Lieut. Mrs. S. C. Gardner had the mis- e('
ie head of fortuno tQ sprain an ankle recently, 'u
News and ...
from which she has suffered a good "
deal for the last few days.
n. Prof, and Mrs. Bushardt motored
3 [?rces to the Haile Gold Mine Sunday after- Al
school and in
these are noonligence
or Mr. and Mrs. Manly Croxton and lit
\ and also children came over by auto to visit _
rg Times rejatives Sunday evening. ^
Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Ellis and Ruth
a, spent Sunday with Mrs. Lewis Robirfl
in thP nrt ann fit Pl^nannt Mill at
in South . pr cauthen of Charlotte was at
ience goes Pleasant Hill on professional bustis
but the ness Sunday. J
i News. Mrs. Desale Hinson of Lancaster,
tt after visiting her parents, Mr. and ^
' is always Mrs> w- J- Vau*?hn. returned home
ies. When Sanday night. J
ee a man Mrs. Mattle Johnson is reported
ni,d make qUfte sick at the home of her daugh- j
b tVuth - ter' *^rs- Nannie Mobley. i
Messrs. S. C. McMackin and Rob- ??
ert Therrell drove down to Kershaw +light.
after dinner Sunday.
I1* assis- Miss Flossie Crenshaw of Lnncas- *2
way many ter apent Sunday afternoon in Heath ?5
; that they Spring.
wn, to op- Mrs. E. B. Mobley and TayTor, and Ji
k*' Spar- Mrs Dyehes. spent Saturday after- jj
noon in Kershaw.
[Hn Messrs. H. H. Horton and L. J.
in for sen- Mackey of Lancaster were fit town ? .
IT officials. Monday.
depend on J
or whom ?
to against OAK HURST. ^4
BUlUtJ UI1U __ j ^
?- Abbe- Specjai to The News. ^
Oakhurst,. May 11.?School closed *4
here Friday with simple exercises by
nds at the the pupils in the afternoon. On SatTny?
at*1"* urday a P^cn'c waa held on the J
t the war Kroun(l8, ?od with the delightfully J|
militia to pleasant day, it can be called a sue- j
ns for the cessful picnic. As usual, on such oc>ff
Ir'1**0"1 ra,,lon8> the dinner was the eentral i
8 ? e* feature, and It would bo Impossible ?
to name afl the good things spread.1^
r;iml. Suflice it to say it was a bountiful 4
people in dinner, as well as a most appetizing
'whenever one" 'r',e ladlee of Oakhurst have
glad, but always been noted for the abundance *
y not pos- and variety of good things to eat, 4
riches or thev know how to prepare, and this 4
it are the
Inspire us ocrap,on WM no exception. ?
tion of the In the afternoon the patrons and ^
ile are like friends assembled in the school
grow tall building, and were entertained by *
'a pleasa'nt ta,ks from Superintendent Idngle, ?
ing. nor a Rev. Mr. Weldon, pastor lleath 4
water. The Kpring M. K. church, and Mr. I... It. 4
harmonize Rollings, trustee. Mr. Idngle's talk ^
Id Vi'th^its waH a'on* line of the Importance
Cheraw of improvement of schools in general, *
Oakhurst in particular, and thei .
inos Any du,'es ?' Pat-r?n8 a"d trustee.?.
Mr. Weldon spoke of the splen
THIS NEVER
HIS MOlJfer
THE
/SOME FOOLISHT '^r
(mam has lost/*""^vv
\ his walletr^e^jr
Did you ever lose monie
feel badly about it afteAv;
money foolishly and fkic
did? Put it in the blink
Besides you'll find itmor
than to spend. \
We will pay you 4 per c
you put in our bank an(
every three months.
The First Ns
LANCASI
UNITED STATE!
d opportunities open to the boy and
rl of today. The parents, he adonished
to see that their children
e trained physically, mentally, and
iritually. The school, under the
anagement of a teacher consecrated
the work of teaching, can be a
eat factor in this character trainit
Mr. Rollings reviewed the past
sar's work, expressing himself well
eased with the work accomplished,
id urging that more interest be
ken by all.
During the afternoon also the subct
of a new building was discuss1,
and judging fro mthe enthusstic
approval of such a proposition,
e shall have a new building in a
lort time.
The ladles of the Improvement
ssociation served refreshments durg
the day and realized quite a neat
:tle sum from their work.
f here. We give them spedLil
to manage their accounts ajn
to know. Anrl that the a</-r?
difference in the character! ol
, 8TATEMENT OFF1
THE FARMERS BANK
located at Lancaster, S. C., at /ha i
" RESOURCE8. f
* Loans and D1b- V
. counts f 111,14436^
Overdrafts 1,726.97
Furniture and Flx>
tures 2.875.00
Due from Banks >
* and Bankers... . 11,332.2/
> Currency 8,025.(n
Gold 1,005.1)0
r Silver and Other
5s Minor Ooln.. .. 74034
L Checks and Cash
Items 314.75
% 1
^ Total $132,163.94/
8TATM OF SOUTH CAROLINA^
County of Lancaster /?.
Before me camo W. H. Mlllen, (
who, upon bt'ng duly sworn, sa
v* statement Is a true condlttonVpf j
t Wa-I.
w ui nuiu uaiift.
JL Sworn *o ana subscribed before
I*
J Correct?Attest: W. T. Gregory
Diret
| FARMERS BANK &
# W. T. GREGORY, President
R. T. DKATY, Jr.,
*
For Results Try
*
^HAPPENS p
N WHO HAS |
r SAfE IN I
BANK, j
y out of your pocket and J
ard? Did you ever spend
:k" yourself because you \
and you will do neither.
V
e real enjoyment to save
V
ent interest on the money >
i compound the interest
itional Bank :
FEE, S. C.
i DEPOSITORY. ?
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Concert to l>e Given at Heath Spring.
A delightful concert is in prospect
for Heath Springs. It will be given
Friday evening, May IB, for the
benefit of the Heath Springs high
school. Mr. McDermid and his brilliant
little violin class, composed of
four pretty girls, and other wellknown
musicians of Lancaster will
also accompany hlra.
Altogether, a most enjoyable entertainment
is promised, and we bespeak
for this worthy cause a liberal
patronage.
Admission, adults 25c, children
15c.
Settle It by Elimination. ^
It has ben suggested that John
Hull would do well to put the suffragettes
against the Ulsterltes. In that
way two very vexatious questions
might be settled satisfactory by the
elimination of all contending parties.
a v,???
J AVUCIIO UU.UI1CI.
Banking 4
By !
' Women
t
is made especially ?+
/ V
f easy and pleasant
I attention, show them how &
d everything else they want
unt is a small one makes no &
f our service. X
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IE CONDITION OF
& TRUST COMPANY, *f
close of business March 4th 1914.
LIABILITIES. >
Capital Stock Paid
in $60,040.00 V
vSurplus Fund . . . . 1,600.00 ?8>
iiundlvlded ProfltB, ^
r less Current Ex(
penses and Taxes
Paid 6,994.71
individual Deposits ^
; Subject to Check. 60,643.79 V
Time Certificates of A
Deposit 21,646.39 t
Certified Checks. . . . 1,468.74 V
Cashier's Checks.... 81.31 o
Total 1181,168.94 V
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^ashler of the above named bank. V
ys that the above and foregoing y
tald bank, as shown by the books
W. H. MILLEN. &
i me this 10th day of March 1914.
P. ROBINSON, Notary Public. J
, W. P. Bennett, A. B. Ferguson, V
itors. y
TRUST COMPANY &
W. H. Ml 1,1,KM, Cashier, t
Assistant Cashier.
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