The Lancaster news. (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, May 11, 1915, Page 5, Image 5

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pp-pr? r I LOCAL DOTS | "" | % Sat' X ^ young town whoso * ?Mr. John W. Walters of Trades- severe llle -went over to the Fennell In- right flrmary today to have an operation w. J. performed upon his lower lip. appeal ?Children's Day will be observed wit^e at the Methodist church at Heath in tju Rnrlnm n??? 1? -?- <j- - uiuiuiug, ue- nartv Sinning at 11 o'clock. The public Is tn? cordially invited to attend. The p ?Married in the Mill Village Mon- ?.?n ? day. Miss Ella Ellis, daughter of A. C.'Ellis, to Mr. Edward Humphreys "as 8P of Greenwood. The bridal couple S,,?.,8 took the afternoon train for their .L, ^ future home in Greenwood. vvnisk< thirst ?A series of preaching services to Bil will begin in the A. R. P. church on believl Friday morning at 11 o'clock. The booze second service will begin at 8:30 p. f?r n< jn. Rev. A. S. Rogers, D. D., of Rock ?'r 'in< Hill will do the preaching. A cor- think dial Invitation is extended to all to 'nk th be present at these services. flr lnr to ?Dr. and Mrs. J. M. Woodham posed and two little boys and Mr. J. B. the thl Boyd of Clio, S. C., Btopped over in cordin town a few hours Mondt.y. They not. had been to Rock Hill to see their shanty sister, Mrs. J. J. Hull, who is very ill. sample They wero on the return trip in the and to doctor's automobile. Mrs. Woodham to be was Miss Ollva Boyd. She and her He the brother, Mr. Boyd, were children of whom the late Joseph B. Boyd, and spent him f< their early childhood in Lancaster. While one n< SOCIAL NEWS. 'J.060'' Dt2n w Mrs. Leroy Springs was the grac- about* iou8 hostess to a party of her lady jnforra friends today. She carried them on nnme a special train this morning at 9 was n( o'clock to spend the day In Chester, uaney attending tho Chatauqua now in progress In that city. They will re- wft, turn tonight. Upon * * * with h Miss Christine Mcllwatn enter- ting tl tained the Girls' Bridge Club and wound several other ladles Saturday after- fatal, noon. Five tables were arranged in midnlf the two front rooms and here the the Bi games went merrily on for several but do hours Mrs. George Williams made Huntei the highest visitors' score and Miss had. Mary Hood scored highest among the club members. Both were presented with dainty crepe de chine handkerchiefs. A delicious salad City C course was served. Hav< * * * A gi The Mothers' Club met with Mrs. j8 now A. B. Glasscock Thursday afternoon city cc of last week. An Interesting pro- bc dec gram was carried out, one of the In- b p.ileri teresting features of which was a 8-reel well prepared paper read by Miss There Corinne Jones on the proper correc- sides < m Hon of children. Refreshments were the co served. caster s? will b< TAKKS HIS OWN LIFE. each p out. L John C. MahafTey Shoots Himself Through the Heart I^ast Night. Wonia John C. Mahaffey. living on Mr. James M. Stogner's place in the The Union church community, about ten Gf the miles northeast of Lancaster, com- South mitted suicide sometime last night vent ii by shooting himself through the 13th. heart, out near his barn, with his delega shotgun. He had been in bad health church for sometime from Bright's disease. Dorott While in town one day last week he jouver was told by his physician that his Heed 1 case was hopeless and that it was Porter only a question of time as to how ?,oi* long he would live. He left his reel- Jg"qUTt dence Bometima In the night without nQrotl disturbing the family. Ills body was norotli found near his lot this morning with Pirj an his gun lying nearby, discharged. Well. The load took effect in the left breast and death was instantaneous. Sometime yesterday he asked one of his daughters for his gun, which was Mr. hanging in a rack on the wall, saying ant HI that he thought it was out of fix. i ercises She brought it to him. he took the in a m shells out and tried the locks, placed j ' the shells back in the gun and told; ISGu. his daughter to put the gun back in its place. About eleven or twelve ; o'clock last night the report of a gun was heard by one of the neighbors, < and it is supposed it was the fatal j a, Paro shot. The inquest will be held today. ! N'ortne Mr. Mahaffey jhas about 62 years oid Ko to J and was a sot^r Mr. Ollle Mahaffey, i and was a tenant on Mr. Stogner's place. He married a daughter of the late Aaron Adams, who with five ,* children survive him. rnn *ei parolei Children's Day Observed. money A large and overflowing congregation gathered Sunday evening in the Methodist church to witness the ex- , e orolo^ rtf Mm u.i-?r>? rni.. clerk ?/. v.avn v?* n?v nui uii o i/ny. lilt: choir of girls rendered very sweet ??ucat music, led by the organ accompanl- |Tom_;! ment of Miss Etta Skipper. The *So- 3 4 children of the Infant and junior . classes gave ver yapproprlate ren- e' dltlons and sang sweet songs, wav- t- e co ing flags of different nations and that penants bearing the emblem, "By t'4'1?*This Sign (the Cross) We Conquer." not 8, tors In The Right Spirit. one-foi * will ha The rural schools of the county are making rapid progress. Where two school districts are too near to each other they should conslidate ^url ~ and make one good flourishing laa* scnooi, with at least three teachers, irw" ,u located as near the district as is ton ?n feasable. caster. Pleasant Hill district. No. 81, and *,,e a Midway dtetrlct, No. 48, have recent- Howar ly consolidated and voted unanl- ?la"a fusly the limit, a tax of eight mills. ' fifteen Special Notice. ladies The Pleasant Plain Council, No. stroke. 63, Jr. O. U. A. M., will have their annual Junior sermon the third Sun- Ah! tt day, May 16th, at 11 o'clock, to be preached by Rev. T. A. Dabney at How Pleasant Plain church. All members head o of other councils are cordially lnvit- this sp ed to attend. The members will meet from t! at the hall at 10:30 o'clock. Please brough be prompt. Honey. L. D. ADAMS, R. S. a bottl i'iiflni' V' f-i THE NEGRO STABBED. ?0->-X"X s" Withcrspoon, Colored, Cut X ni by Felo Lauey, White. Y Lirclay night, about 9 o'clock a $ negro man, well known about x as "Bones" Wltherspoon, but Christian name is Ben, was ly stabbed with a knife in the Mr. Ii breast by a white man named in Char Laney, alias Felo Laney. ' It j Mr. J rs that whiskey was the cause Hill wat i trouble and that "Bones" Mrs rspoon was the "Old Dog Tray" ! fracas, being an innocent coc|j but unfortunately for him, In ' J8e proximity to bad company. Mr- J rime cause of the trouble was ^ip to tillings, a notorious vender of Monday. tiger booze, about town, who Mr. F. >ent many moons upon the spending ;ang. It appears that Ben brothers ;s had sold Laney a pint of pr t jy earlier in the night, and his was ju not being satlsfled, he applied business lings for another pint. Either ,, , ng that he had had enough * rs" or wishing to get something ' ^,V?? tiling, or both, Billings goes ansae I returns with a pint of?Just Judge of It?water. Laney, suppos- home M e contents to be the same as he has I st supply, gave Billings a dol- Miss pay tho 70 cents for the sup- this moi pint of liqnuor and to return 1 visit to irty cents change. Billings, ac- I Mr a gly disappeared and returned 8pent' m Laney retires to a nearby aU(l re*t with a couple of friends to ar(1 car j the contents of the bottle his consternation ho finds It . ,}[8- 1 only water and nothing more. ^8 . K m began a search for Billings, ^fven8' he did not know, having seen heraw >r the first time in the dark. Miss pursuing his search he hears has bee igro address another negro as at More ' and supposing him to be the spend tt ho had palmed off water for Miss >y upon him, he accosted him visiting It. WItherspoon, of course, Union ft led him that although his turned 1 happened to be Bon, yet he Mr F at the particular Ben wanted. Gregory insisted that he was and that at Harli he gave him back the dollar W|th his iild have a doctor's bill to pay. cauthen "Bonos" refusing to comply is request he proceeded to cutle negro with a knife. The s are serious and may prove Laney skipped the town about <)bacrve< cht. going away south through Addres llings bottoms south of town, liars to doughnuts that Sheriff Under r will have him If he Is to be *?rs Day wai services LANCASTER LEADS. meeting Central 'ouncil Decided Last Night to ^ i White Way on Main Street. elfurch * reat white way for Main street praVer ' an assured fact, because the ?oid Fo ,.UJnC.i1, *JLa meetlns ladies a ided. The posts will bo in- numfoer when the work of paving the i,v with sheet asphalt commerce5. ]ea(jer8h are to be 36 posts along both . f* , 5f the steet all the way from urt house square to the Lan- Hon. & Chester Railway. There speaker ; five large Tungsten lights to and. . ost. Rock Hill had better look J]1 .' ancaster's coming. listened importai n's Missionary Society to Meet ? in Winnsboro. S,?"th " right to Woman's Missionary Society althougl Rock Hill district of the upper the mati Carolina conference will con- sword a i Wannsboro May 11, 12 and always Mrs. R. R. Riddle goes as a p0wer o te from the First Methodist Rri out of this place. Little Miss an<j ct ly Porter will represent the threaten tile Society and Miss Willie * -- . - long ?bi the Young People's. Dorothy tempt ai will give the response In be- expect t I the visiting delegates. This at an e, e an honor for little Miss After ly, whl is vyrreffbO Chrdlu f ly. who Is a very bright little . . t d we know she will do her part rea(l by __ burled i Still Has His Parole. and 40 After William A. Mnrshall of Pleas- syne," t 11 attended the Memorial ex- prayer 1 Monday. He h"d with him, c^tl ;at little gilt frame, the parole ers ther Mm at-Appomattox April 10th, anrt ,jeC( It reads as follows: diers. ' >pomattox Count House, Va., jn fr0nt "April 10, 1865. orated b bearer. Private W. A. Mar- an(1 >f Co. 'I.' 12th Reg. of S. C.. led prisoner of the Army of irn Virginia, has permission to lis home and there remain un- j^r> j >ed. been su "J. C. BELL, Ctpt. chaingai "Comdg. Regt." the prei Ma-shall says as far as he the posj arn there are only two other to a stj i in the county. He says good an could not buy his. First Petition Filed. A Rej first petition filed with the J of the court, for compulsory ion, under the new law, was Two Pleasant Plain school district. ? t. It contained more than a fered fr ty of the names of the quail- ble, ktdr lectors In the district, hence no appei unty school board will order and 8in( le new law apply to the dls- Kilmer's Under the law when there is am jn t majority of the qualified elec- most an a district on the petition but using tt jrth o; more, then an election relieved kve to be ordered. cheerful ?? and hop< Struck by Lightning. ng a thunder storm Monday week, lightning struck a small the yard of Mr. R. D. F. Bar- Sworn the Wylle place, west of Lanand shocked Mr. Barton's nd his daughter, Mrs. Sadie d, who were In the front L of the dwelling. They were i>p. kj unned for some time. It was Blngtu minutes or more, before Mrs. d became conscious. Both _ were knocked down by the Pro*? w ?- Send te Invigorating Whiff of the Co., Btni Pine Forest! size boll It clears the throat and You will f Its mucous ailments. It is valuable lrit of Newness and Vigor the kldn he health-giving Piney Forest . ing, be t back by Dr. Bells Pine-Tar- caster N Antiseptic and healing. Buy one-dollt e today. All Druggists, 25c. drug sto V / - -gTHl li I LANCASTER NEWS, MAY 11, 1!)i: Business ERSONALS 4 Wanted?300 t^~i uiikJViuiuu r chlcken8 or broi ;r Meat Market. iAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAX ? ?rv. ... .*%... rwvr WAAITP.n A K~..? T ...... * nuuui j a B. Jones, Jr., spent Sunday and board In prl\ lotte. b*s bath and electi A. L. Beckham of Pleasant *?? far?afrT0 ?U8il ? in town Saturday. town. S. J. C., car J. S. Glasscock of Rock Hill DIRT IS CHEAP A ig her son. Mr. A. B. Glass- rare bargains In R me. T. M. Belk. , C. Shepr.rd made a business Clinton Friday, returning WANTED?To buy wood at once. Ed' 3. K. Plyler of Lake City Is ? a few days In town with his FOlt SALE?.Extra i. berries, fresh fror . A. Crawford of Rock Hill llvered anywhere in town today on professional quart, orders must before delivery. Cu Walter M. Stevens spent thU Farm, n in Kershaw as the guest .... 17 >B Benton. WANTED?Three 01 ? . , rooms for light Ernest Moore returned Mugt be de8irable a onday from Laurens, where anq bath ?.houe been holding court. News. Katharine Wylle returned ning from Rock Hill from a FOR SALE?Cabbag Miss Alethia Fennell. ?1?4 ? I oiiu ^uai ichiuii nd Mrs. Charles D. Jones j Winning Stodt. 50< londay in Charlotte, going i for $1.25. By pare urning in Mr. Jones' Pack- to J. B. Caskey, Lan Hattie McCoy, who has been ~ her brother, Mr. Walter M. WANTED?One or returned to her home in copieB of The New today. March 9th fcr our Jessie Lee Blackmon, who ?nn QAT ? T, , . n teaching the past session 'il^'Tc u ! (head City, is at home to y plg8, Llt L,a" le vacation. poR RENX_slx roc Betty Brown, who has been End> large lot e-.( Miss Frances Nicholson in i00d; 112.50 per m( >r the past several weeks, re- Cently painted and lome last night. ply Clyburn red Cauthen, who is with the -Hood Live Stock Company ington, spent the week-end WANTED?To sell 1 parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. B. foot plne WOod, o or 8 feet. Edwards MEMORIAL DAY. FOR SALE?Thor< . Jersey pigs. Rea i in an Appropriate Manner, about May 16th. Get s by Hon. Thos. F. McDow. H- C. Mooller, Lam the auspices of the Daugh the Confederacy, Memorial s observed with appropriate Money for f yesterday afternoon. The Lancaster's quota was in the auditorium of the flin? appropria graaea school and was pre- scuoois Dy act fer by John T. Green, Esq. Mature and now avt S. Patterson of the A. R. P. 19ws: .opened the services with ^'ame of school following which was a song, Van Wyck Iks at Home," by a choir of Ruford, Carnes. Dls, nd gentlemen. The next Rich Hill was appropriate verses re- Red Hill, Fork Hi ' 23 little girls, under the iip of Miss Pauline Jones, White Bluff lowed "Dixie" by the choir. Oakhurst Thomas F. McDow, the MillNVRy of the day, was introduced ivered one of the best Meday addresses we have ever " " ~ to. Mr. McDow stressed the lice of impressing upon the ;eneration the fact thac the nder the Constitution, had a /> * a _ secede from the Union, 'lhat I AA|/|t1CT I4 l the South had submitted liUUIYIIIlj 1 ter to the arbitrament of the ... nd lost, yet the truth would 1|? **** live and was beyond the 1 IdvC IU gU f armies to settle. He pointthe fact that Massachusetts V/irfc AV her Northern states had I "D# ff ,ed to secede from the Union ore the war. We will not at- HI axa% ha l analysis of the speech as we J.0IS vO II o publish the full text of it ? arly date. . A1 Mr. McDow's speech, the roll lUTC ijflOWI Confederate soldiers buried wo cemeteries in town was il ff Mr. Green, showing 52 [fl0 D11C0. n the Presbyterian cemetery in West Side cemetery "All D* 1.1 the singing of "Old Dang AII-Kl?lU, he meeting was closed with | S> ' >v Ppv UiipIi Tt Mnrphi?nn f/TT dren with wreaths nrd flow- j L0JC (JQ f| i marched to the cemeteries. O orated the graves of the sol- ! pm ^ rhe Confederate monument JL of the court house was dec- j ftl^ with'the Confederate colors i A ftw JL^ i flowers. Mr. Iforton Resigns. "Good Pictur ames R. Horton, who has perintendent of the county 1 lg since the organization of i WARRPIU wi sent county bo?rd. resigned J* "AK1(1|':N tion on Saturday, according * 'SmOUlderill utement made by hhn "for j i . r d sufllcient reasons." lwo r i Eddie Lyons, Vict il Kidney Medicine? Lec Mors Uways Reliable. When He P years ago I was badly run WEDNE! ot able to do any work; suf- ; PnKprt I ennirH ?r om nervousness, heart trou-j ley and bladder in bad shape, tmrteentn ep tlte, unable to do any work; unsurpassei ?e using six bottles of Dr. "TTTT1 TVTA^IT' i swamp-nooi, i ieei nne; ? ? ^ ?. excellent health and can do Billie Richie, Ch y kind of light work. Since double le Swamp-Root I have been of all the above troubles. I BILiLi O Nib ly give the above testimony, e others may be benefited. mtiTTTja Very truly yours, THU Ko w'o^t^r8?^' r Cleo Madison anc t to before me, 80 "THEIR 1 8. L. BROWNDEE, ifivn n Justice of the Peace. . n "Pressing H: rttor to 1 A Comedy llmer Sk Co., 1 unton, N. V. COMING hat Swamp-Root will Do for JESS Wli You- The World's Char ten cejtts to Dr. Kilmer's ft Henrt Pu xhr.mton, N. Y., for a sample le. It will convince anyone. HPWWW* C [ also receive a booklet of I #-f % Information, telling about M MMJLj KJ eys and bladder, when writ- Lancaster's Most 1 sure and mention The Lan- . H gwa. Regular fifty-cent and P,ay ?r size bottles for aale at all 5. Notices ? ? ? ? * 500 Frying size X STACKS lers. Catawba ?? j TKi* R? une 1st, room , I lltT IV| ate home that * IIIV ric lights. Not less section of ! ! located at Lancaster, e News. fii-tf ind I have some 1*1 eal Estate. See I?1 Loans and discounts 63~3tc [ij Overdrafts 50 cords pine ill Bonds and stocks o^ wards & Horton. |*| Furniture and flxtur Lj Banking house selected Straw- Ijl Other real estate ow n the vines, de- ] Due from banks and Lancaster; 20c M Currencv be phoned day l#l nningham Poul- l*| Oolu 62-2tp 1*1 Silver and other inin [ ] Checks and cash ite r four furnished |*1 rouse keeping. 1*1 nd have lights ! ] total .ekeeper," care |*J 61-tf ?!< i I.I ;e plants. Jersey |#1 Capital stock paid in Wakefield and I*] Surplus fund lif?nn7*5C' l,00i? M Undivided profits, 1 :el post. Apply |J| icaster, Route 3. LI paia 62-ltp |*| Due to banks and ba J1 Individual deposits s more complete Savings deposits . . . d ?Js th? dat? ?f * Time certificateH o? * 2 Certified checks .. ered Duroc Jer- Cashier's checks . .. enby. ? 7 ~~" 2 Notes and bills redis ?m house in East 2 client neighbor- I Reserved for interest >nth. House re- ! recovered. Ap- 2 Total .Kershaw^S. C. STATE Qf SOUTH i 2 "Before me came G itove wood or 4 bank, who, being du ak wood, 2 feet statement is a true c< & Horton. 2 of said bank. oughbred Duroc Sworn t0 and 8Uba Ldy for delivery ; orders in early. ! ! Correct?Attest: L? raster, Route 3. 2 59-5tp ' _________________ !m77??W777?^^77 Schools. ************ of the contin- ? ted for specially white Man With Black ; of the last leg- _ . ... illable, is as fol- Th? llveJ- 18 a blo?d P' was thought at one time No. Dist. Amt. seaf of ?be pa,88l?n' 5 $ 86 00 WRR most people is that *18 ioo!oo becomes black because of ^ A* ? A {n f hn hlnnH /I no Kr* ,rl ?.<* au.uu ** 11 states, causing biliousness, .25 105.00 dizziness and constipat .26 38.00 King's New Life Pills wil .39 5o!oo tlie liver, and give you .42 5o!oO 25c at y?ur druggist. $519.00 Send Your! Kodak 1 m. or Some Aitche's St f" Heath Springs, 5 "WE DO IT THE KODAJ here?" STfegexixuxtxixixBi ) the Pic-! * dh- t- p- nesbe ! Dentist I'vP (Tflf ^ Office in Telephone Bu Vt, 5UI Waxhaw, N. C. 1 I 't 99 + IQY Show e Today HoiC-P IRRIGAN, in ? ig Fires." * This is one of th 'arts. ? ever displayed, or.afordeand ;i We are very fort , .. j; Lancaster people, roposed." >M 3DAY jj ST A id Ella Hall, in tisode of that;7? n d serial ^ ffl ER KEY." ]| as. Chanlin's 5: in ^ W PAT " '' It is unusual for i; to as small a place ~ $ the quantity of Ho DAY j? We want every I Joe King, in 3 t Star Theatre Frid* IOTJR," how the famous 1 GOT, in i f time the yarn is sp is Pants " I! fitting processes. Classic. ' Vi If y?u see this P j * guarantee 6 pairs c SOON *? 6 pairs of Ladies' I f f A QH ' Go to the Star 1 LLt/\I\U ; here an(j see the H< npion, in "The j ( Mon to the regular inch." 'Jar j| ROBINS 'opular Photo- 1? use. SEE 0 jf"iiH I . I nSTiiili ili'l'lt'- i \ ' - ? 2L ? * : 3 1ENT OF THE CONDITION OF > ink of Lancaster i , S. C., at the close of business May 1, 1915. 1*1 > RESOURCES. > $436,471.48 I . 8,640.39 * vned by the bank 10,500.00 > es 1,000.00 > . 5,800.00 J ned 3,500.00 > bankers 70,042.63 4,475.00 J 4,010.00 or coin # 833.76 ms ". 464.17 J $545,737.43 > , * LIABILITIES. V i $ 50,000.00 > . . ... 100,000.00 Z ess current expenses and taxes 31,327.41 > inkers 4,561.59 ? lubject to check. . .$167,262.11 84,864.07 ! deposit 73,071.94 * 6.50 J 256.78 325,461.40 > counted 30,000.00 J t 4,387.03 > : P $545,737.43 J CAROLINA, County of Lancaster?ss: eo. W. Williams, Cashier of the above named J ly sworn, says that the above and foregoing J ondition of said bank, as shown by the books GEO. W. WILLIAMS. t Z icrlbed before me this 6th day of May, 1915. JNO. H. POAG, Notary Public. * jroy Springs, L. C. Payseur, R. L. Crawford, , Directors. w S J : Liver. DR. H. L. GREGORY I trlfier. It 7ETERKARY SURGEON, it was the j treat all animals. Calls prompte trouble 'y answered night or day. Prices their liver reasonable. Hospital service. Office impurities an(j hospital Kershaw, S. C. physical ion^^Dr' J* A- CLIFTON, M. D., Specialist dn i rinon ?n t^ie diseases of ttte eye, ear, nose now nf0 and throat, will be in his office over I .nn rn qtpr Phnrmonv fnn (Wednesday) each week. Eye glasses fitted. No charge to the poor. Please call early 35-tf iVork to s. L. ALLEN, M. D. Otllce over Lancaster Pharmacy, j Office Hours 8 to 9 a. m., 1 to 2 p. m. UIQIQ Phone 137. 5. C. EDGAR J. HINSON K WAV." DENTIST. Office in Moore Building, over E. B. Roddey & Co. Hours, 8 to 12?1 to O. 'vivivlvUvlJi Ofllce phone 33. Residence 118. * L r * DR. C. B. PRATT ... DENTIST nuiiig. Hour8 8;30 a m to 12:30; 1:30 * to 6:00. * Phone 285. Office over Lancaster Pharmacy. f J I ing Pictures ingthe Manufacture of jj! 'roof Hosiery i ?r - * e most interesting industrial pictures I I ;unate in securing this picture for the $ It will be shown at the jfj R THEATRE f j ; i 1 day, May 14th || \ \ ?. ic * \ a picture of this character to be sent as Lancaster. We only secured it by ^ leproof Hosiery we handle, man, woman and child to go to the j; ly and see this picture. You will see I [ holeproof Hosiery is made from the ! \ un all through the dyeing, testing and \ I ?! , if*] icture you will readily see how we can ? >f Men's 25c Hose to last 6 months^, or \ i lose to last 6 months. j \ ?j a, > ? Lmrane anu see tne picture, tome in :>se. Remember this picture is in addi- ] | program at the Star Theatre Friday. \ j ION-CLOUD CO. 1 >UR WINDOW DISPLAY. ! \ v \\ ?