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r | LOCAL DOTS i; ? P Some cotton is being turned loose c, on this market. The price is 12c. ^ Messrs. Gregory, Milling and ,f Robinson, of the Farmer's Bank of d( Lancaster, spent some time in the city yesterday, having come here to inspect the First National Bank ^ a building. Arter examining an me I details of the structure, the Lagcas- d| * ter men expressed themselves as being well pleased with everything. ?nd it is probable that the new '0 building they are contemplating ju erectlnqa in Lancaster as a home for the Fajgver's Bank will bo patterned (>) after 1 '^Wiandsome First National hank edljSjL?York News, March 23. v ThcJio.Wof Mr. S. W. Heath, at j Farmlngton, near White Oak. in ^ Fairfield county, was destroyed bv ^ fire Wednesday night. Mr. Heath. ^ who was spending the night on the f( farm, succeeded in making his es- ' cape by jumping from a second story window. He was alone in the house, his family being In Winnsboro, where they are spending the winter. The fi; house with what furnituhe had been left in it, was totally destroyed. The elections for extra school levies at Barbersville and Jones Cross Roads carried this week by good ma- n jdrities. a Superintendent Lingle tells as that )r from present indications the country ^ schools bid fain to capture the ma- h Jorlty of prlxes Field Day. which, by p the way. la Just one week ahead? next Friday, March 31. ^ Supt. Llngle, Secretary Ellison and Q. Mr. Harry Hlnes went to Van Wyck n to-day to be judge* of the essay con- u test In the Van Wyck school this H} afternoon. Jr Mr. W. B. Plyler, after being con- ^ lined at home with grip for the past month, was able to be out yesterday j and his friends were glad to see him n| ? / again. ? Y * Messrs. A. H. Robblna, R. 8. Stewart, Claud N. S&pp. M. P. Johnson 0 and Frank W. Hunter motored to Boykln's pond Wednesday and at- ?| -tended a fish fry. which they en- d poyed very much. d Luther Ellison has resigned as secretary of the Lancaster Chamber of Q, 'Commerce.1 This occasions not only "jf a loss to the town'df Lancaster, but (l to the entire county as wall., Mr. L Ellison was.a hard 'worker and ma t, rfdlii'fir' slfreil "deal of good for the ,? upbuilding of the whole county.-^- ' Kershaw Era. ,1 Mr. S. M. Barnette will leave to- m night for the northern markets to buy his new stock of goods. Mr. W. L. Slstare, of Riverside, lost a valuable cow last Tuesday. ? Rev. J. M. Hammond will preach at the Heath Springs Baptist church Sunday night, March 26. Mr. W. L. Croxton, of Kershaw, will speak on the Judson Centennial f, at Rock Hill church Sunday afternoon. March 26. ff t . An Interesting feature of Field n, Day will be the exhibit by which ^ ^ will AV miBS .nan n;t u. \ icibiiiuu mu n] plain to the people of Lancaster county her work In home demonstra- c, tlon. al Robinson-Latham's handsome tro- ^ phy cup will be given to the school p which wins the highest number of tj points on Field Day. This cup is to n( be held for one year by the school c< v winning It. w 0. E. Mclntosh.v of Lancaster, 3. p C., has become second hand In spin- )u nlng at the Cannon Mill N'o. 4, Kan- Qf napolis, N. C.?Southern Textile Bui- u. letln. d i new nriLnixos to c.o rp. pi Mr. B. C. Hough and the Farmer's r<i (Bank & Trust Co.. will begin soon tjie erection of brick buildings on (.j (the vacant lot on Main street, be- ^ tweon the Mackey building and lot of Miss OJIiva Eminons. The Hough store will be adjacent to the Mackey H(> building and the new bank building will adjoin the Hough building. Both buildings will be modern and up-to- j date and erected In accordance with cg plans of an architect. rxrmit in the meshes. t1 W. P. Laney, alias Pllow Banev, *'a a white mnn who stabbed Ben, alla.i v' "Hones" Wlthorspoon, colored, In one lcl of the hack streets of the town on nl Mnv 8th of V?st year, fell Into the m?shos of Sheriff Hunter's drnfir-net yesterday, near Monroe, N. P I,an- ,f ey made his escane Immediately after 'n cuttinK Wltheranoon and has evr 1 1 since been at large. Sheriff 7Tnn,r"went up for Baney ?t 5 o'clock ye*-' f:r terday afternoon and* hreucht him hark last night. TTe left for Cliestof field this morning for John Mrllwalji who warf caught In the net yesterday t.fl - . *r> Taken up Sunday morning by K. I). Bowers, one red brindle heifer with halter on. Owner can get same <*j by paying for this ad and expenses B. I). Bowers. 4 7-2t-o \ THE LANCASTER NEWS IjIN'CASTKK MUSICIAN IN * (UKSTKR ^ ;; Irs. Ola I*. Outline's l*art in Sacred I PERSONALS I Herital. j| .?. Chester's appreciation of Mrs. Ola . _ _ . _ . Gutting s contributions to the sared recital in that city Tuesday Mr. Emmett Craig, from Maury piling is shown in the following county, Tenn., lias returend after a om the Chester Reporter of Thurs- visit to Mrs. J. E. Craig. ay: Mr. and M-s. NV. S. McCrady went It is rare that the^ people of (. hc?- to Columbia yesterday for a short ir imvc buvii a musical ircui us was visit. l?on thorn in the shored recital at c T c ? returned this ,o First Baptist church last Tues- week rrom Columbia where she vlsl*y evening. The recital was a sue- ^ hpr (,aughter Mrs. j N gpann "ss In ovei> way. Tlu lumber.I v.as accompanied home by an-| ere well selected, beautifully rcn- other daught,.r Mra ? Pa,rU.k f?red. and greatly enpoyed by the rge and appreciative audience. Mayor and Mrs. E. I). Rlakeney, of Especial mention should be made Kershaw, motored to Lancaster yesr the visiting artists, Mrs. Barron terday. Mayor Blakene.Vs Lancaster teele. soprano, of Hock Hill, and friends were glad to see him out Irs. Ola P. Gatllng. organist, of again after having been contined a! ancaster, who were the guests of home for several weeks because ol iss Berthn Stahn. Chester fell in painful eye trouble, from which he ive with them, and they will he now recovering. eartily welcomed any time they Mr. B. D. Heath, of Charlotte, ire to return. While all of their Hpent last Sunday here with his umbers were good. Mrs. Steele's so- daughters. Mrs. C. D. Jones and Mrs. >, "O, Divine Redeemer." by Gou- j0hn Crawford. od. and Mrs. Catling's rendition of Mr w L. Blackwon and son. te Overture to William Tell were , eon of Kershaw lnotore<1 to Lan_ ipeclally fine. caster ye8terUay. Miss Katharine Wylie went to bAISSOUX HERE AGAIN. Columbia yesterday to visit Miss Eayssoux. the hypnotist and mind K,oigp Hanipton rnder, who was here Reveral years ? . aa_ . . , . . , . Mr. William Haves, of the New go, is on hand again and has lost ? . , .... ., ... i Bethel section, was in town yesterone of his hypnotic and mind readig powers. He Is giving two exhi- *y' ... ... .. . _T Rev. II. R. Murchison is spending itlons daily at the Star theatre. He A ^ ... . , . . , to-day at Tirzah. ypnotized a man and had him on xhlbltlon In the show window of Mi8S A(,0,e Lemmonde is spending le Harper Hardware company for a or more with Mrs. H. M. venty-four hours. The subject was ^ Rtor, at her home on The Plaza, wakened from his slumbers last Chatham Estates, during the absence ight at the Star In the presence of . of Mr- yictor an<1 daughter. Miss crowded house. Yesterday Fay- k'lone ^ ictor, who are on a few joux accomplished a wonderful feat da>s \isit to Mr. Victors mother, i mind reading. Messrs. John Madra, Mrs. H. C. \ ictor, in Lynchburg, Va. ^111 Williams. Claud Sapp and John ?Charlotte Observer. . Wylle blind-folded him and left Col. and Mrs. Leroy Springs, who Im In the Harper Hardware store, have been spending the past week in ad then directed a note to Mr. TL Florida, are now in Cuba where they . Funderburk, sealed It up and de- will spend awhile before returning oaited it in a locked box in the post- home. fflce, carried the key and hid It Miss Mary Moore came home yesnder the steps of the First Metho- terday from Converse college to 1st chnrch. They got in a hack, ... . > ... ,.v ^ . . _ ... ? spend the spring holidays with her riven by Fayssoux blind-folded. He. ?: v .. rove- around to the churdh. found lurnaat. >lporo.. c. . je key, then drove to the post-office, E. L, Williams, of- the -Ji.hrpened the right box and selected the ''1 ???r itter addreased to -Mr. B. Y. Fup- ( | ^ erburk. from many other letter?. VTOttD K/CUCUtu IH ast night at the Star, he hypno- ? x zed several perapas and made them - l UICCII. JUIilCfaCS o the most ridiculous atunts. Fay- ' Kb niied to dose delicate little stdiaadha mux is a wonder. If you don't be- with nauseous drug. or l?>h?U<> .. . .. 0. .. ' " ' ' Simply rub a little Tick's V pJQ-Itub', eve it go to the Star theatre and &aTVoTer the throat and chest. The vase for yourselves. J pors inhaled looeen the tough, choking ! phlegm and ease the difficult breathing. luprrnvn ?vn i <. nan One application at bedtime insures a sound ''AFTl'lilvD AND KHt AFUP. night'seleop. 26c, 60o, or #1.00. layer of Mr. Kmost M. Wat kin* VKKS^^SALVE Caught Near Pngeland But Gets ( Away?Sheriff Hunter at Head of , ' Searching Party. fj ay . After several months of fine de DUS1I10SS IN OtlCGS MStlye work on the part of Sheriff . - . ??~ unter, assisted by friends In Ches KOK HEM?5-room cottage, on Ca>rfield county, John Mcllwain, the tawba street, near my residence, egro slayer of Mr. Ernest M. Wat- Possession given April 1st. 1916. ins, was raptured early last night p. k. Wylle. bout six miles east of Pageland, near ?e railroad track. He was hc.nd#. . . ... WANTED?6,000 pounds cow, horse and-placed in an automobile, mu,e 8heep ^ m,nk otter; nd waR being brought to Lancaster, [raccoon, fox, muskrat, opossum hides fhen about four miles this side of,See us before you sell. Capers a Iceland, and about, two miieu on Cauthcn & Son.. Lancaster. S. C. io other side of Lynch's river, the ~ egro. though still handcuffed, sue- RAISE YOUR OWN Cabbage. Start . . . . ?????? ni, | now. Have plenty of all kinds of ,n mak,n* h,s escape. Thla Cabbage piants at Ma^koreil's Oroas about 10 o'clock last night. eery. 30-tfc loodhounds were procured from Co- . .' mbla and they followed the traii DOZEN REAL rclCE PIOS for sale, ' the negro about a mile and a half' fine stock, six to seven weeks old. hen It was lost i Delivered in town at 15.00 a pair l while they last. Plione today. T. M. Sheriff Hunter, who had returned j Uelk. 26-tfc iring the night from Monroe with ' llow Laney, mention of whose ar- HOUSE FOR RENT at is made elsewhere In tills issue. XT. ,, c , ... .# ??,. Nice seven room cottapre. See taring of the escape, left at 3 o'ock this morning by automobile for Sistare. tiesterfield county to assist in the 43-tf-C iprehenslon of the negro. Th<> ' * I leriff. with a large posse, is now J5?/"" I ... , . w , PRODUCING STRAIN?No better ourlng the country in search of the be ba(j anyWhere for the money raped culprit and it is very prob- Try our hatching eggs at $1 50 per lie that it will now be only a mat- 15. *7.00 per 100, or Baby chicks r of time before the negro is re- al 18.80 D?* *8, $11.60 pPII, . Cunningham Poultry Farm, R F. p,urert- 36?62?Fridays. It will be recalled that John Mc- : , wain, the negro employe of the Lan- WHEN' you come to town tiring vourj ster. Cotton Oil Mill.'without pro- ?rr?V Ir.on 2^ nor 10? ,btB Weigh; . . ... ' . at Southern depot. T. Lusk. icatlon. shot Mr. Ernest M. Wnt- st-pcl ns, the " superintendent, Saturday ght, November 6th.. and that six l'<>R RENT?."-room house with ivr later, after a brave tnv bath, close in, \pp1> to J. M. oi .. . .. , Latta Hood. Phone 214. o, Mr. Watklna died at the Fen- 4 8-St-e ' m 11 Infirmary. The negro escaped the darkness as soon oh he had WAM'Hn?To bay a I kind- of Junk red the,fatal shot and though ev- and Scrap l.fon. WlllV'V -'5r per v effort wi>? made to rapture htm 1l,f>' ' ''e1 , red i<> Hennett , , , ... , .. Pros, Heath Springs, S C. eluded the vigilance of the off!- 4s-3t-c rs until last night. , . ? ? ? - ? WHRM you come to town bring your voiir order now for oo scrap iron. 2~e per too lbs. ito plants. Nancy Hall and any JJJjf * iim.?iien? depot T Rusk. ?rlety, To (tUce your order ,.. * ! ith lis in the next two weeks fhfk?liny one jar of Paimoiive ill can J?et plants out of the vanishing creern nnd we will give ....* cklwmnnt An?;i ia I you throe rakes of Palmoltve soap MArKOPe'I f TROrFRY fr??' 11 ,flk<'9 of 8tmp nnd Jar of MAC KHKiLLL uKUL^Kl. cream 50c. Sale lasts 10 days. ?-tf.c Lancaster Pharmacy. 'v , MARCH 24. 1916 shaw bar, was in Lancaster yesterday. ' >i Mrs. E. O. Jennings arrived to-day ! ! ST \TKMI from Gastonia for'a visit to Miss V Etta Skipper. y Messrs. J. A. Hyatt and W. N. y TPIII7 T} k Ml Ashe were in town Wednesday. j I || || 11 111 | Mr. W. T. Gregory and Mr. W. F. ? 1^1*111 Harper visited York and Chester on ; I w ?:uiit-?u?y. Vint; miiu returning oy iochtcii ai i..ancaster, s ; automobile. | v Miss Lillie Powers has returned to v . ? , , , . , .. . Loans and discounts . her home In Kershaw after a visit to , I , Overdrafts friends ir Lancaster. , , ? , ... 1 Ronds and stocks owne Mr. Howard Williamson spent the V Furniture and fixture: week-end with friends in Kershaw. V Banking house Mr. W. C. Ellis, of Heath Springs, ^ Other real estate own was in town to-day. v Due from banks and li Mr. C. W. Itequarth was here on v Currency Iiuslnens to-day. Cold Mr. S. C. Gardner, the old confed- > S,lvor aml other minor orate veteran of lleatli Springs, is in ' ' a,"l cash iten town to-day. Total Messrs. Grover ('. Welsh and Ross y Itlackmon were in town to-day. J > Capital stock paid in . FIELD DAY NOTES. V Surplus fund ...... y Undivided profits, les: ! In order to give contestants in paid Declamation and Recitation time to i ! Individual deposits sul assemble in proper places, this sched-j > Savings deposits .... ule begins one-half hour later than i J Time certificates of d | remainder of program. During this J ''ashler's checks .... time the basketball teams of Ker- ] sliaw High School and Lancaster will J' Notes and bills redisco give an exhibition game on the Cen- i * Accrued interest on tl I tral graded school grounds. On ac-, ' # (count of other necessary uses of the I Total , basement during the entire day, it t I was found impracticable to serve i* S ' ^ ( ^ lunch by the high school pupils to ' Refore me came Gee j contestants as heretofore. It is bank, who. being duly tuuusui iu?v icmut-rB may aiu me i ?#| statement is a true con various committees by requesting1 nf 8aj(j contestants to locate the place and | Sworn to and subscrib? hour of contest early in the day. ; J Messrs. Robinson and Lathan have! Correct Attest: Ren offered one window for exhibit of ! specimens of petrified wood and of I ^ rock collected from formations in) * Yellowstone National Park and elsewhere. The petrified wood was ( formed contemporaneously with J?va|of 8everfll colleReR ^ ba mountains of Europe and will be of Columbia interest to pupils in geography. ' " Chalmers E. Wesslnger, \ The f,nal 9eRRlon of thf Pre?. Teachers' Assn. tion wa9 held to-da* ln th the House of Representatl' ANOTHER OLD 80IJ>IKR DEAR. . ' | **Mammon-Worshlppli J. P. A. Davidson, known by his ^ friends as MDoc" Davidson, <Hed the Ex-Secretary Bryan hav morning of Sunday,' March' 12.-at the red In a recent interview to h6me of It. M.'tClmbr*ell;?a fe# miles' tialtan club as &9 "the on< *ast of Charlotte. 'Mr. "Davidson had the United States where been ill for many months. mon-worshiping portion of '' 'i. i?. A. Davidson was well lthown4 <Wa'tic party meets to exch jin rori mm ana mis 3 ecu on. tic pnraenis, a veteran menu |Was a brother of the late John W. club, said to be less suppliet ^Davidson, In his day one of Ihe most world's goods than the rei (prominent citizens of upper Lancas-' promptly relieved his min {er county. Mr. Davidson rendered lng to reliable report, as yaliant service to the Confederacy. "A man who could go int >and suffered the loss of un arm injof law and contend with one of the engagements. It is suid for a share of a small es that he went out as a member of which he had no just c! the Charlotte Riflemen at the begin-1 who, forgetting alike the c nig of the war, a"d took part in the dignities of his office, while jfight at Bethel, Va., the first real J ing of a stipend regarded engagement of the two armies after predecessors as sufficient, i lie bombardment of Kov* Sumter. credit the one and neglect Mr. Davidson \vn 70-odd years ot by converting himself into ,uge and was never married?Port tetic showman, is not a fit (Mill Times. lecture anybody upon the I of unrighteousness." Wi TEACHERS CHOOSE j serve to remind the observa BYNUM PRESIDENT that it Is often the most un most fond of such lecturi Georgetown >lnn Succeeds I?r. Snyder dosta Times. Am Hear of State Teachers' Axso c""<,n DR. C. B. PRA1 | Columbia. March 18.?Special to DENTIST News and Courier:?With the adop- Hours, a:30 a. m. to 12: tion of resolutions calling for pro-1 to 6:00? gressive reforms in the Interest or Phone 286. the State's school system and the Office over Lancaster Ph? election of officers the annual Con ventlon of the South Carolina School an Mm Association was brought to a close M M M this afternoon. ^ | B The resolutions endorsed the erea tion of a State hoard of examina r 5 V 5NT OP THE CMJXDITIOK' OF ? ' ' I OF LANCASTERj . ('., at the close of business March 7, 1916. Z' V resources. > $438,705.25 12,185.39 * (1 by the bank 10.500.00 J b i.ooo.oo : : 6.042.18 > ed 3,500.00 * tankers 81,009.27 >J< i2.778.oo ; ; 3,915.00 >! coin 1.170.69 Z is 5,366.40 $576,172.18 > LIABILITIES. ' $ 50,000.00 100,000.00 s current expenses and taxes J 32,617.40 sject to check .... $187,922.34 V' 103,383.08 Z eposlt 71.679.35 I* 1,148.99 ' 394,133.76 > punted 25,000.00 2 ' me deposits 4,421.02 J $576,172.18 lROLINA, County of Lancaster?ss: * ? p. W. Williams, cashier of the above named 2 sworn, says that the above and foregoing X dition of said bank, as shown by the books GEO. W. WILLIAMS. 2 ?d before me this 18th day of March. 1916. JNO. II. POAG, Notary Public. sy Springs, W. J. Cunningham. L. C. Pay seur. Directors. 2 * ?ITTl ~ nquets in SENATE VOTES TO DOUBLE WEST POINT OADET8HIPN ! Associa le hall of If Moasure Pl4SHOH House it Will Open Way to Enlisted Menu f~ ? , Washington, March 22.?The SenBK' ate to-day passed the Chamberl&tn bill to double the number of cadets n* ln tlie We8t Po'ot Military Academy. 1 la *1'" ?nIy two senators, Vardaman and 9 p ^ n Norrts, voted against the bill, flttjr- > th "dem nine voting ln ita favor. If the me??- NV C em ure passes the hogse it will 'opett the CO way to West Point to the enlisted ? ' man, both of the army and of the j with the national guard. As finally amended d J C d' Prov,<*es for tbe ' , not more than 200 enlisted men hy o ows. tjj<( president, two cadets by ea<ih ,0 a court - _ , , congressman, two from each terna wi ow tor jQUr {rom the district of Co* nfn ?* *VA? . . . lutnbia, two from natives of Porto laim, and ... . .. , Rico, four troin each state at large luties and . . and sixtv from the United States at complain- . by all his largecould dis- authorized attendance at West the other is now 770, :llthough there i eripa are cadets at present. Under a p? r pa (erms Qj tju, new ^ie au_ person to thorized attendance would be 1,332. mammon _ , . , ... The senate refused to accept an itch will , , amendment by Senator Hughes, of int reader m,a w i New Jersey, which would make the fit who is . . , , , .. ? . maximum age for admission to the nr.?ValAcademy 25 instead of 22 years. ND action was taken on suggestions by Senator Simmons to enlarge tho FT A cad em v to care for the increased number of students. Senator Sauls30 \ Jr bury sa*d lhat some of the present ' army posts, for which there was K) present nOed, might be utilized as irmacy. auxiliary schools. E AGAIN '.OMR OFTEN! DKAI.Klt IN Fmcy Groceries, > and Tobacos ~c All VI 1 u i tuns ui /-vii rvinas W. CHANCE. tlon of teachers, increased app'-opri- i no, v. atlons for the schools of the State industrial and night schools and better roads as an aid to the public school system. /<m W. Q. Rynum, of Georgetown, v.as elected president of the Association , Ni* to succeed Dr. Henry Nelson Snyder. . of Spartanburg; E. C. McCants. of {V. Anderson, and Miss Augusta Dun- v bar of Hartsvllle, wet^e named as vice presidents. I>r Snyder and W W. Nickels, of Greenwood, were elected to the State executive committer. 1=^ and Tt. C. Hurts, of Hock Hill, was e elected secretary. Columbia and Oaffne* submitted invitations for the next annual meetn of the Co 'vi tlon. Th selection ' < iit be made by the Htnt< executive _ committee. Jl. ^ ""O "> *"> Th mcctlrg, which closed to-dav '.s tli rn 'f* ir< ful over held by South Caml'n* Th r' trations exceeded 1,400, and ^ many important subjects were given M consideration. LanCUeS ?I1 ' Much good was obtained from th< conferences or the various sections i of the Convention. Last night the alumni associations