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I LOCAL DOTS j ,^Bor-\ Sunday night, January 16, 1916, to Mr. and Mrs. A. B Robinson, a daughter. Superintendent Lingle asks us to saw tha he is now in a posi tion to pay any school warrants excepv in extreme cases, anc tha teachers may now preseni claim* at his office. There were 21,4246 bales o1 cottoe, counting rpund as hall bales, ginned in Lancaster coun ty, trom the crop of 1915 prioi to January 1, 1916, as comparec with 23,292 bales ginned prioi to January 1, 1915. Congressman Finley ha: named Col. T. J. Cunninghan as postmaster at Chester, in liei of Mr. John W. Dunovant, ol that place, whose term has ex pired. Mr. Cunningham is i brother of Mrs. L. J. Perry ol Lancaster. The Camp Creek School Im pavement Association will giv< an entertainment Saturdaj night at th^school. Music wil 4e furnishe* and there will b< an address by Mr. Claude N Sapp and several others. Th< publ'"* is cordially invited to at tj^nd. ~ Thursday afternoon January 20, at 4 o'clock the Lancastei chapter, U. D. C., will hold s service in memory of the lab jljci uvaai^i 1 11c vuiu pailj /luup Fire Signals. In order to assist its mem bers in. locating a fire when ai alarm is sent in the Lancaste Fire Company, at its last reg ular meeting divided the towi into four wards, with Main an< Gay streets as diyiding lines and designated as ward one that part of town lying west o Main and Gay streets. Ward two, that part of towi lying north of Main and Ga: streets. Ward three, that part of towi lying south, of Main and Ga: r-^treets. Ward four, that part of towi lying souh of Main and Ga: streets. As every one knows an: ringing of the fire bell means ai alarm, which should be imme diately followed by taDDimr t< designate ward in which th< fire is located. One tap of bell means th? fire is in ward one, two taps ii ward two; three taps in war* three; four taps in ward four which alarm should be repeate< four times, pause and repea again. We earnestly reques tha every one read this notic carefully, and by co-operatinj with the company, much valu able time may be saved in get ting to a fire. miss Aeely returns Popular Teacher Resumes School Duties. Miss Juanita Neely, who hai been undergoing treatment a tne renneii infirmary in Kocl Hill, was sufficiently improve* to return to Lancaster Satur day and this week resumed he work as eacher of the seventl grade. j. 1 Mrs. N. C. Moore who was th< senior member of the chapter This memmorial service will tx held at the residence of Mis! Annie Witherspoon. We were requested to with hold the name of the author o the Piny Grove school sketch which is to be found elsewheri in The News today. The articl* is quite interesting and we art glad to say that we have an of fer of other sketches from th< same pen, which we hope wil be furnished at an early date. Lee's birthday will be observ ed tomorrow by the Mary Anns Jackson chapter, Children o the Confederacy, by their hold ing a public meeting at the Cen1 tralgraded school at 1:30 p. in ml ~i-U i lie iviuuiei cimpier, a? wen <v the public generally will receive a welcome at this, the children'; first open meeting of tliei: flourishing chapter. On account of trouble witl the furnace of their church, th< Presbyterian congregation can C^ot hold their services in th< church at present. The mom ing services are being held ii the court house. Through th< kindness of their Baptist breth ren the Presbyterians worship ped Sunday night in the Bap tist church, the Rev. Hugh R Murchison preaching at tha service. IMPORTANT NOTICE. T ottitnof At* l?lt*A i A rvvw nciMaf A I | PINY GROVE SCHOOL. * I A Sketch of Former Teacher % and Pupils Written For i K| The News by a Former I Pupil. | Piny Grove school house, near ? t the John Nelson old homestead, . in what was known several , years ago as the Jacksonham # i section of Lancaster county, the Cl - people of that community were s served with mails from the S(, 1 Jacksonham post office, is yet a t held in sacred memory by many , men and women who were pu- p t pils of the school. ^ F A glance over the news col- - umns of The Lancaster News " snows a name now and then of " 1 former boys and girls who met F f at this school house day after 11 day. * * As far back as the recollec> tion of the writer goes, Prof. R. i N: Nisbet, county superintendf dent of education of Union - county, was a teacher. It was a a i one teacher school and one room F building with big open fire place c< j where round logs of wood were % -| burned and fat pine knots, both c< ?! wood and pine being plentiful in r I the forests all around, l! Capt. Thos. R. Nisbet, who V i | died at his home at W&xhaw, a 1 .; few years ago, was another' r Louie Robertson, formerly Miss a .. Louie Walkup, of the Tirzah a t community. They live at Mon- * roe, N. C. ? Capt. Nisbet's second wife was Miss Ella Lynn, of York y county. She and their two sons a t Messrs. G. L. arid Richard Nis- q bet, and one daughter. Miss 0 Minnie Nisbet, live at Waxhaw., j ~ Some who went to this school r have moved away and some are , dead, but a great number of * ~ them live in Lancaster county. ? .j Miss Dora Neil married A. D. Hilliard and moved to Lancaster v Three or four of the Helms girl3 ^ ? died at their homes in the Unity section. William McMurray ^ moved to Florida, and while in 7 the service of the Rutland Steamship company with ^ ri headquarters at Miami, Fla., he j:^ j _* a. 1?j j i*. j uieu ui typnom iever. tie was buried in the cemetery at Tir-i zah church. v j Miss Minnie Steele married ^ Robert Steele and they live in <y the Camp Creek section. r -i Miss Lena McMurray lives at 0 . Henderson, N. C. a a Mr. Frank and Miss Mattie e Visbet live in the JacKsonham' j community. r e Mr. Hall Nelson moved to () I Cheraw. v 3 Piny Grove school house took I # its name from the forest of pine' c j trees in which it was located. ^ t Some of the neighbors who liv- y II er nearby were Mr. H. E. Coffey e and wife, who was Miss Lizzie j j Glenn before their marriage. f . They moved to Lancaster. ! (1 Mr. Curry McDow and .wife,' r who was Miss Eliza Neely also f lived near the school. i NOTICE. The books of subscription to i: 9 the capital stock of the Thomp- b t son Company, will be opened at I < the Bank of Lancaster. Lancas- a i ter, S. C., on Thursday, Janu- t - ary 20, 1916, between the hours t r of 10 a. m. and 4 p. m. f i WADDY R. THOMSON, t WADDY C. THOMSON, 3 teacher. Miss Sallie Nelson,: u - daughter of Mr. J. C. Nelson. I i taught two or three terms. She r married Mr. E. E. Boyce, and , r died at Due West three or four ^ \ years ago. t 3 Some of the pupils were John ' 3 Craig, Susie Craig and Ellie . Craig, children of Mr. Thomas j 3 Craig; Willie Caskey, son of Mr. j ? 3 John Dave Caskey; George j Craig, Judson Craig and Ida - Craig, children of Mr. Harper f Craig; Eula and Minnie Caskey ,s , and Marion Caskey, children of 3 Mr. Wylie Caskey, Frank and j 2 Mattie Nisbet, children of Mrs. 2 Jemima Nisbet: John Npl?on Able Nelson, sons of John Nel- \ ^ son, Sr.; Nannie and Irk Mc- ^ * Cain, children of Mr. James Mc- v Cain; Roxie Broom and Ben - Broom son and daughter of Mr. | a a Albert Broom; Dora, Jennie and \ f! Nettie Neil, Brown, George and' q - John Neil, children of Mr. Ma-! ^ - rion Neil, Lester, Theo and Hali; i.j Nelson, sons of Mr. J. C. Nel- ^ 31 son; William and Lena McMur-' ^ s,ray, children of Mr. Millen Mc-, j, s Murray; Minnie, Delia, Ella. ^ r, Alice, Ida, Emma and James; i Helms, children of Mr. Dock ^ i Helms, now of Lancaster; Min- c I nie, Currie, Haskell and Craw- ^ - forw Steele, children of Mr. r 3 Harvey Steele. Prof. Nisbet married Miss v i Amelia Belk, daughter of Mr. i e John Belk. She died while they j - lived at Marshville, N. C. His t - J .second marriage was to Mrs. THE LANCASTER NEWS PERSONALS I J Mr. Henry F. Whitner, of Atinta, spent Saturday in Larister. Secretary Ellison will spend jveral days this week with reltives near Altnata. Miss Leila Shannon, of Camen, was the week-end guest of ol. and Mrs. Leroy Springs. Mr. G. F. Cross came up rom Sumter and spent the eek end here with his family. Mrs. L. S. Elliott, Miss Kate llliott and Mrs. Millen Plvler re spending a few days in Coimbia. Miss Margaret Evans, 6f f Chester, were the guests of riss Kate McManus, Saturday nd Sunday. Mr. J. R. Wallace has returnrl to Ataka, Tennessee, after a isit to relatives in Lancaster ounty, his old home. Mr. J. Crawford Witherspoon j as a recent visitor in Lancas-i 3r at the home of his aunt, liss Annie Witherspoon. Miss Maude Holley of Winnsoro, is expected today for a isit to Mrs. A. P. McLure and liss Charlotte Jones. Miss Frances Nicholson, of Jpior., who has been the guest f Miss Betty Brown, has gone D Slimtpr to \ria5f _ Tiutv XllCUVld* Mr. R. F. Fleming of Lauens has been a guest for the ast few days at the home of his ather-in-law, Mr. W. McD. Irown. Rev. W. E. Boggs, who repreents the Presbyterian Standrd, was the week-end guest of is sister-in-law, Mrs. L. J. 'errv. Miss Sallie Stone returned esterday to her home in Cheser, accompanied by Miss Kate IcManus, whom she has been isiting. Mr. J. S. Wilson, sergeant at rms of the'house of represenatives came up from Columbia iaurday and spent the weeknd here with his family. Mrs. T. B. Suber and son. who lave been visiting Mrs. A. J. 1 -^1 1 men anu oiner relatives lere have returned to their tome in Sumter. Mrs. J. C. Miller and chilIren have returned from Lanaster where they have been he guests of Mrs. Miller's nother.?The Jeffersonian. Mrs. D. P. High and baby, vho have been visiting Mrs. ligh's parents, Mr. and Mrs. . L. Poag, returned yesterday o their home in Wilmington. Mrs. W. Shackleford McCrady nd son, and Mrs. J. B. Patrick nd son, are with their mother, Irs. Charles T. Connors on Chesterfield avenue. Miss F^jpnie Bost, of Salis ?ury, sistei* of Mr. E. H. Bost, nd Mr. William Stuart, Bost, of yreenville, N. C., are the guests if Mr. and Mrs. Bost in West Ind. Mrs. R. B. Allison's mother, Irs. J. P. Marion, and her siser, Miss Mary Marion, who lave been her guests for several yeeks past went to Sumter last veek for a visit to Rev. J. P. larion. FOR LOCAL HOSPITAL. Committee Working to Secure Infirmary. Plans were set in motion last veek for a hospital for Lancaser and at a meeting at the U1 UU1III1ICIV.C cl IUII1riitee was appointed, composed >f certain members of this body, everal of whom are doctors, to levise ways and means of buildng a hospital. The business nen of the town as well as all >f the doctors are heartily in faor of the proposition and Ahere s no doubt that the necessary apital stock will be subscribed, ^he committee is also to visit lospitals in other places, with i view to finding out what size nfirmary we need, the approxi naie cost or tne Duncnng. equipnent, etc. This committee will nake its reports within the next ew weeks. FOR CONGRESS. Mr. W. F. Stevenson authorzes us to anndunce that he will >e a candidae in the Democratic 5rimary during- the coming ummer for Congressman from he Fifth Congressional Disrict, and to thank his many riends for their very substanial support in the last primary for the same position. ' JANUARY 17, 1<)1(). SOCIAL NEWS. The Friday Afternoon Book, club held a delightful session last week with Mrs. Leroy Springs. After several readings and an interesting discussion of | several phases of United States history, a social hour was en-| joyed. The guests were invited into the dining room, where at j a beautifully appointed table, elaborate refreshments in three courses were served. The beautiful centerpiece was a silver basket of red carnations and! i-U - ?1 - " me piace cards as well as the lj refreshments carried out this > warm note of color. As the ? guests came out of the dining J room into the hall they were > served coffee which was poured > by the house guest of Mrs. J Springs, Miss Irene Withers of J Savannah. Each guest on de parture was presented with n ? j lovely Killarney rose bud. Mrs > Waddy R. Thomson and Mrs. P. > Bradley Morrah of Mount Car- I mel, enjoyed this pleasant meet- J ing with the club members. ? Mrs. J. B. Machorell was the \ gracious hostess of the Social 4 Study club last Friday after- > noon at her home in West End. \ A literary program bearing on 4 the lives of famous French' ? women was carried out. The: J roll call was answered with| quotations bearing on art. The following papers were read: \ Use of Joan of Arc, by Miss J Virginia Taylor. ; The Coronation of Charles ;< VII, by Mrs. P. M. Latham. \ Trial and Death of Joan of ( Arc, by Mrs. R. R .Riddle. Rose Bonheur, by Mrs. J. B. <\ Mackorell. j \ Animals in Sculpture, by Mrs. ;< Hazel Ferguson. i At the conclusion of this pro- i gram the hostess served a del;-i cious salad course and coffee. j ^ Miss Kate McManus enter-il tamed the Chesterfield Avenue '.J club Saturday afternoon at her 7. hospiable home on Main street, 4 in honor of her attractive quests 4 M iss Margaret Evans of Che- 4 raw, and Miss Sallie Stone, of ; Chester. Rook was played at ;; four tables and this game fur- ?! nished entertainment for a j| couple of hours. Late in the aft- V ernoon a dainty salad course ? was served by the hostess and i her sister, Miss Bessie McMan ua' II A nMIVIOTn ? mAnm f' ' " ^ n^iuiiiiainAiun'S SALK. * STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA. j| County of Lancaser. !; In the Court of Probate. Dr. L. T. Gregory, a creditor of the s estate of R. T. Hilton, deceased. Pe- ; tltloner. ; vs. W. Z. Hilton, as administrator of * the estate of R. T. Hilton and \ Daisy Hilton, widow of R. T. Hil-M ton. and Edgar Hilton and Lillie i Hilton, children and heirs at lawj of R. T. Hilton, deceased. Pcrsuant to an order of the Pro-'J hate Court in the above entitled jj proceeding. I. J. E. Stewman, Judge,, of Probate, in and for the county of ! ' Lancaster, state aforesaid, will sell ; , at public auction to the highest bid-jii der, for cash, at the county court 4 j house on sales day, Monday, the 7tll(|i day of February, 1916, in aid of 5 personal assets of the said estate, the \ j owing tract**gO|p*J. to-wit: (1> All that certain piece, parcel, or i I ract of land land lying, being and j [ situate in the county of Lancas*?-. Ii tate aforesaid, containing one hun-|l dred acres and bounded on the north j by lands of J. T. Blackman, south * by tract No. one of the lands form-jj erly owned by the late J. P. Hilton, s ?ast by lands of W. U. Clyburn, and ? west by tract No. three, of he lands \ forroerly owned by the late J. P. j Hilton: (2) All that certain piece. < parcel, or tract of land lying, being : nrt situate In the County of Lancas-;5 ?er, state aforesaid, containing.' j -" venty (70) acres, more on less, , >nrl bounded north by Flat Creek. ,1 south and east by the lands former-1J ly owned by the late J. P. Hilton!, and WMt by lands of E. L. Hinson.jl Purchaser to pav for papers. J. E. STEWMAN, 11 Judge of Probate for Lancaster |j i County. |3 January 17, 1016. 29-3tc 2 Business Notices? WANTED?6,000 pounds cow, horse, ii mule, sheep, goat, mink, otter,|J raccoon, fox, muskrat. opossum hides. L See us before you sell. Capers i) Cauthen & Son., Lancaaster, S. C. !' \i DOZEN REAL NTCF. PTfiff ..i? IS fine ?took, six to seven weeks oM. J Delivered in town at $5.00 a pair * I while they last. Phone today. T. M. $ Belk. 25-tfc jj DR. 0. B. PRATT |!i DENTIST . I Hours, 8:80 a. m. to 12:80; 1:80 ; to 6:00. ? Phone 280. ] Office over Lancaster Pharmacy. < EDGAR J. HINSON DENTIST. Office In Moore Building. over E. B Roddey 6 Co. Hoars. 8 to 12?1 to 8. Office phone 83. Residence 111. , . ! THE BANK OF LANCASTER \ ? "THE OLD RELIABLE" ! y j; Condensed Statement of > y ' ;i RESOURCES. y y ! Loans and discounts $441,500.19 i | Overdrafts 6,484.05 I Bonds 10,500.00 > j: Banking house, etc., 9,542.18 > ! Kiivuitiii'f* im/l fiv4-n.i?? ?V* XXAUUIOO 1,000.00 Due from hanks 143 542.93 j ? ^ Cash and exchange on hand 30 510 07 J ! , : ; r?tal $043,079.42 : : LTA ! >l Id TIES. : ; ^ : I Capital $ 50,000.00 j J Surplus and Profits $124,228.67 * ; Dividends unpaid .'. 1,200.00 \ Re-discounts uu.ui >i M M ? ? Deposits ... 407,650.75 l ? V Total $643,079.4 i I THE BANK OF LANCASTER ! ? '* ? ( ' //rfif in - - :j " i Ht ulu RELIABLE" : :1 [: ^:*:i:*X(^*'i-?t:?i:*:t:*:i'*)t:*:i:*:t:*:':?i.>,i:*-f*:^w*>-?:i:?x:?)K*:<:*:i:*:K*:r? We Greet You I WITH THANKS I i GREETINGS of the New Year to you all!. May it I ; bring you the best in the land and that which you desire 3! \ most of all things. . t We give you our warmest thanks for the natrnn.-iciro i , .0V. J: you have extended to us in such liberal portions, v;ith the jl ! full assurance that no pains will be spared in the coming ;; year to warrant a continuance of your friendship and ri support. '! \ AGAIN WE GREET AND THANK YOU " i Si I Edwards & Horton { * Vi \ We Sell the Best Things to Cook and the Best Things to S I Cook With. 11 \ COAL SHINGLES WOOD \ I : I NEW II i MENDEL MIDDIES I i - is i ss \ i lf ' | We have just received, by express, a large ship- \ \ ment of the Famous-Mendel M iddies. The quali| ty and beautiful finish is apparent in these gar1 ments at the first glance. Sizes 6 to 20. .. .$1.00 [I 1 Fine queen Skirts, beautiful models, fine make ? I and finish; finest make and finish; finest qualitv 1 t material $3.50 to $7.50 \\ II I NEW GOODS BY EVERY EXPRESS. \l I p \ We are receiving New Goods by every express. c These are being marked, assorted and placed in \\ \ stock as fast as they come in. | We feel sure that we are able to take care of 31 S your wants. If we haven't got the particular jj | article that you want we will take pleasure in v | getting it for you. * : uur Big White Sale Begins Tuesday, Jail. 24-tli. jj* \ Look for Big Ad. in Saturday's paper. j* 5 *? [ 5 i ?* ~ - I Robinson-Cloud Co. I ?. i Lancaster's Leading Store I ADVERTISE IN THE LANCASTER NEWS. aa.tl4k.-~.