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f The Lancaster inews q I VOL. 11. No. 71. SEMI- WEEKLY. LANCASTER. S. C., .MM', i:i. 1M6. if 1.50 A YEAR. V 1 Lancaster C< For C June 14-17 Dates Designated. Many Girls From the Rural Communities to Attend. CIVIC LEAGUE TO ASSIST IN ENTERTAINMENT Splendid Program Arranged? Four Days of Great Educational Work for the Girls? Prominent Speakers to be Present. Wednesday, Thursday. Friday and and Saturday, June 14, 15, 16 and 17 are the dates which have eeen designated for the Lancaster County Oiiuri \/i>u j sr 1 t j i v <111111111; v>iuu members. This educational evlent has been arranged under supervision of Miss Martha G. Creighton, Lancaster County Agent, and she will be assisted in this laudable work by the members o f the Lancaster Civic League, as well as prominent people from other sections The program will bo arranged at the Graded School building and the public is cordially invited to attend at all hours during same. Following is the program which has been arranged for the occasion: The following is the program for the Lancaster County Short Course for Canning Club Members to be held June 14 to 17, at the Qraed School building: Wednesday* 14. 10:30 to 11:30 A. M.?opening exercises. Devotional exercises?T>r. Thayer. Address of Welcome?Mrs. Will "^Taylor, President of the Civic League. Classification. 11:30?12:1 5 Gardening?Miss Willie Mae W'se, Prosperity, S. C. 12:15 to 1:00?Principles of Canning?Miss Annie Mae Maclendon. 1:00 to 2:00 P. M.?Dinner. 2:30 to 5:00 P. M. -Canning demonstration. (a) Tomatoes, (hi Soup. O) Rears. Misses Wise and McLendon. r.veuing suciui icniuic. \ 8:00 Guests of Star Theatre. Thursday, 1.1. 9:00 to l(t:00 A. M. Devotional exercises.?Rev. Patterson. Club songs. 10:00 to 12:15?Preserves and Jelly Making?Misses Wise and Maclendon. ,12:15 to 1:00 P. M.?Gardening ?Miss Wise. 1:00 to 2:30 P. M.?Dinner. 2:30 to 3:30?Canning fruits in tin. Miss Oracle Patrick, Bowman, fl C 3:30 to 4:30?Fancy packs In glass ?Miss Maclendon. 4:30 to 5:00?Instructions in ooklet making?Miss Patrick. Evening Social Feature?Skating Carnival. Friday, 1? 9:00 to 9:15 A. M.?Devotional ex- j erclses?Rev. Murchison. 9:15 to 11:30?I^esson in pickle making?Misses Patrick and Maclendon. Wise. 12:15 to 1:00 P. M.?Lesson on record book?Miss Patrick. 1:00 to 2:30?Dinner. 2:30 to 5:00?General review in I canning, girls do'ng work. 7-on Automobile ride overt city. 1 8:30 to 10:00?Games on court house lawn. Leaders. Misses Corrinne Jones and Klfieda Poag. i Saturday 17 , 9:00 to 9:15 Devotional exercises.! ?Rev. Strickland. 9:15 to 10:00- -Starting bread. 10:00 to 12:00 ?Lesson in bisenit making. 12:00 to 1:00 Demonstration of Home Conveniences. Miss Joe Yarborough, Chester. Z 1:00 to 2:30 Dinner. f |:|0 to 4:00 - I'tnlsh bread. I Open tireless cookey. Hostesses of the Canning Club tllrls I County Canning Club Olrls who will ' be here from June 14 to 17. for the (.Three Day Short Course," and the 1 ) & ) junty Short ( anning Clu ST" L0U^^ m >#; mAh* ill mMM i MARTIN H. GLYNN i 11 ft ^L ^:: %^ \\ 3Bw / Mart In If n)?r?n # ... vjr % j am, Myin(*r governor of New York, Is tempdbary chairman of the Democratic convention. ( AIM) OK THANKS W< ke this method >;' thaukj^J of our many friends vho v ' ill!helped as <1 ring the sickness and death of our darling baby. Mr. and Mrs. Herbert King. homos to which they hare been assigned. Mrs. Mollis Horton?Miss Elsie Itollings. Mrs. John E. Bowers?Misses Wilma and Lois Hegler. Miss Alice McNeil?Misses Minnio Bell Hegler and Katie Barrett. Mrs. H. It. Murchison?Misses Jessie Robertson and Loma Norman. Mrs. Lewis Clyburn?Misses Ivah Robertson and Clara Rutledge. Mrs. Walter Stewman?Misses Susie Seere8t, and Janle Richardson. Mrs. R. A. Long?'Misses Ada Adams and Teresa Caskey. Mrs. Albert Blakeney?Miss Ruby McManus. Mrs. Fannie Jones?Misses Leona and Ruby Baskins. Mrs. J. E. Blackmon?Misse" F'annio Lee and Edna Blackmon. Miss Annie Witherspoon?Misses Wilma Helms and Sadie Oriffln. Mrs. Minnie Williams?Miss Beulah Ashley. Mrs. Joe Gregory?Miss Ruth Marshall and Beulah Powers. Mrs. M. W. Scarborough?Misses iiin 1111ii?vr <tfiii wumn Hon rs .e Mrs. J. K. Patterson -Misses The!ma and Alberta Watson. Mrs. W. D. f'ralir Misses Mary Bailes and May White. Mrs. J. J. Rlaokmon?Miss Annie Hlnson. Mrs. Joo Knight?Misses Carrie and Kssle Shaw. Mrs. Robert Harper?iMisses Kllen Harper and Annie Hell Haglns. Mrs. Henry Hammond?Miss Viola Bailey. Mrs. Lee Steele?Miss Kathleon Hates. Mrs. Jordan?Miss Joe Yarbor_ ough, Chester, S. C. % , f bourse b Members PRL^^T NOTKS FROM TilK MILL VILL.XGb Horn to Mr. and Mrs. Tillman Go ins Sunday morning, a daughter. Miss Dillie Adams who was in bad health for some time is some better. Mrs. Joe Threatt is still very ill being unable to speak. The little daughter of Mr. and Mrs. David Snipes is very sick. Mrs. M. J.'Huey visited her daughter in the Antloch section Saturday Little Julia Adams, daugkhter ol Mr. and Mrs. O. H. Adams has beer very sick. ; Mrs. Robert Robernson is visiting 1 relatives in Rock Hill this week. Miss Allene Wallace has een very sick for the past week. ( Mr. John Wright and Miss Molh Steele were married Sunday eve ning. I . _ DORAL KAN SAYS 15? ' IS'4 .5 I ,. *\r+ / r Probably fair Tuesday and Wed nesday. "Traveling at a speed of a inlle-a minute in going some, but the smile a-mlnute gets more And quicker action." / / Sends IV To! = NVENTION HALL !l'^ ^ : ll\N<H KT TO BE LIVEN B\ M TOMOIill.K ASStM IATION WKDNKSI) \ V EVENIX<J Wednesday evening, beginning > promptly at 8:30 o'clock in the Mac1 key Opera House, the members of . I the Lancaster County Automobile j Association will enjoy an annual | banquet at which a large number of invited quests will be present. The banquet will be furnished by . the local chnpter of the U. D. C., f and will be a most sumptuous affair, i Following is an out-line of the program : Called to order promptly at 8:3b by President, K. M. Croxton. Invocation - Rev. Hugh R. MurIchison. Address of Welcome?c. D. Jones, -1 Mayor. Object of Meeting Rev. Hugh R. Murchison. Address -lion. K. J. Watson, State \grlci ltnral Cifmmi him t. Columbia, S. C. Address lTnit?d St t>-< Kng nr>>' Scales on subject of "Hood ROad- j | Pound table dis'"ur-ion and short I talks from all members. ' HIRES \\!\ S< HOLAKSHI r*? TO \V I NTH KOP j i .n ifri uiiys sunn course ror the 'fanning Club girls of South Carn I lino is to he held at Winthrop Coli 1o?e beginning Juno Ift-in. The -rtiolarahipa mo ui\-n oach countv : by the college, nil "\;'?nse? pnid. II or tho excellent work they havo done. Miss Viola Bailey of tho Elgin | Canning Club and Miss Katie Bari rott of tho Oakharst Canning Club have boon awarded scholarships. . I Honorable mention should be glv. j or Misses IvOUjso Harper and Rubv , Raskins of tho Elgin Club. lore Tro Mexican % COUNTY NEWS HEATH SPRINGS Special to The News. Heath Spring. June 12.?The body of Elaine, the eight months oM (laughter of Mr. and Mrs. Horac Marie of Hopkins, was brought her" f >r interment in Salem cemetery Sunday morning, the 11th inst. The 1 i'11 bony, to which death came Jun* 10th. after a very brief illness, wa laid to rest by tender hands, the service at the grave being conducted by Rev. J. 15. Weldon, pastor of the Mitbodist ehuivh. The sympathy of the entire community goes out to th? young pa rent8 in the loss of their only child. Messrs. Weldon Ilinson, Arthur (Continued on page four) WILLIAM F. M'COMBS William F. McCombs is cliairman ol the Democratic national committee. (.i\ not sk iii k\i:i> i . \\ imams iost. ms pin lior < , grist mill and sixty bales of cotton on his Wiesenfleld pine.* about ten miles from Lane aster, Saturday m u? in between eight and nine o'clock. The lo: s is about it'1' villi no insurance. The lire was uiii|'i<" ; a!dy of incendiary i i.ric n. Su picion pointing to :T<;e ] Ciumingltnin. a negro tenant on the place, who has been arrested and lodged in jail charged with the [ crime. Cunningham, owing to some difference in a settlement with Mr. Will Branson, the overseer of the t ; pace, was about to move from the plantation. Sheriff Hunter, assisted j by Chief Orr, went to the scene of the burning and worked up the case against Cunningham. They found i tracks leading to and from the gin with those of Cunningham. This is 1 the second recent loss, by tire, sustained by Col. Williams. A four-room tenant house on his Billing's place near town was burned last week. DKATH Ol' MRS. H. II. Mrbl'IRT Mrs. 11. B. McGuirt died at her home at Tirzah. S. C., York county. May L'4. lf?16. after a lingering illness. She wa i 4years of age. The interment took place at Van Wyek. S. C.. the folowlng day. after fuller* al services in the Methodist church oenducted by Rev. J. V. Davis. She ^ is survived by her h isl and and five children: David, Hugh and Clyde of T ty. b, Johnnie Mcdulrt of T.\tum, S. f'., one daughter. Mrs. It. IT. flardner of Miami, Fla.. rind her iped mother, Mrs. Marv MeOulrt. She was a rnenber of the Methodist church and a pood christian woman. Yes, dear daughter, thou are gone To the beautiful land of rest, Xi more sickness, no more death Shall cross thy peaceful breast. She is gone but not forgotten. Never will our memory fade Loving thoughts will ever linger. Round the erave where she was laid. v | ... . . L. lops H .i Border \1 War Department Add 1,500 \ "egulars to Parol of the 4 B Frontier. ' . v\^ INCREASING ALARM AS TENSION G^pWS Anti-American Agitation ..Said lfr to He Rife in Southern Repub- r U lie. Situation Throughout the/ *!fr ] Country Said to be More More I neasy. / Washington, June'12.?Coincide* with con tin uing reports from ct/ ^ ' Ai snls all over northern Mexico tt irg of the rapid spread of anti-Aiy lean feeling the war department clay ordered 1,500 additional re l' lar troops to the hbrjler. To/ iiMlminist rat ion officials made ij ic tempt, to disguise their unerf r.nd it was officially admitte? I.. *. J dth'-re is growing alarm ova the situation may produce a^ : poHsiliilitv of an attack / Pershing's expedition. j f No case of attack on tj has been reported alth/ have been one or two/ vacant consulates and / 7 can property. / Part of the increa^ W si on here is due to th/ ^'r-in the Tiaredo vegi/ J ports dealing wit/-* f1'/ft> ( there have been vF . declined to reveal/ 'P VV ed believe a seri<y hind the bandit ?5^y man. ra nr^' 1 it ? ?1b\? , killed and thr? ; zltay* port said, addi' * ^ ed to burn a tanW^M 1 .a redo hut fa fo,3r^M r't ! gZH u The new f<K / >> /-. 4ry<i ?. Wa* W Funston's bordet^^dUrtWi'', ' aloni .^rMn* ?Urflea ot * Maker said. was to nil *? told that t! guard such us that nn'V. f Motlonlno v ill bo composed of open of coast artillery and With tl (? ; l' iieers. The artlll'J to U''' P" "They cor withdrawn from the this 4\bg some c between Portland. M break? ^ ^es> J*Ui| Tronic and rbc enrineei e<l anl 11 . JJ* ln^ barmelc? in thl? elty. amoufc? ,K hls*; ! ther was no ->n '' j i 1^*3 Of callitM o lit add it 1hc Cti M.I r-ciment for takes V pxt^r^v rcop m "v. eomnrt result I t^jg d?> i d today the 1 ojf the. ? valrvm. p wat J (* 1 SS' Tir.:' tli? nicht of .Inn ot et? 1 town of llnchif n, and ?>UK *Vr-: Saund' t s. Troop K. 1 ,in cy XjM?t t ' slightly wounded. f Mexicans who did the . v.ate-ftg.^ A messape from vli'-W commandlnp the bat vedu I lea at Vera Cruz, said (lraVll> siderable unrest in t /len? F apparently to the cur .wbt * There were no evidei 9 liness toward Ameri " Tht Kj^ sape said. It added wh ^ ranz government ha<4 - >".r troops and ammunition STONEBORO TO A */ $VJ&9S NEW SCHOOL V*X>s. Kntcrpiisinp Citizens of T gressive Community tl struct \>? School I Aft inp in \ejir Fiitii^ , ,i i w<i v , rrui. V. A* l.Sngle, accompanied bv Prof. C. Vm: Bir^i- * man. Supt. of Kershaw couWty, as- 4 sLstnnt. State Sunerlntendenftof ttfTr v/jt ligation. Prof. .1. \. Stoddard and Wr Robert Markey wont to the Stone- tA Iboro community for the purpose of f i listing these progressive people i -electing a suitable site for the new school building. The pre out school buildirg hasv-JI one acre of ground, however, Mr. Bob \?jf Mackey gave two acres and Mr. W.;^I K. Williams one. making a totp.l ol? I four acres which will make sufficient 1 & grounds on which to build a modem. '1 I for a demonstration plot and plenty 1 of playground for the children. i ^Tho new school building will be two story with auditorium. Work ^11 will begin on same in the next few jjM days and the building will be rushed W to completion as early as possible 1lA ..bout $1,400 has b*en rained to be 1 |