The Lancaster news. (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, September 05, 1916, Image 1
The Lancaster News
VOL. 11. NO. :>4. SKM IAVKEKLY. LANCASTER, S. C., TCKSDAY. SEPT. ~>. 1916. $1.00 A YEAR.
HEATH SPRINGS NEWS !
DURING PAST WEEK;
SCHOOL SESSION OPENED
Protracted Meeting in Progress
at Methodist Church?Death
of Miss Paulii^ Twitty.
Heath Springs, Sept. 4.?Missl
Tauline Twitty, after an illness of
several weeks, died at the home of
her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs.
Lewis Cauthen, near Pleasant Hill,
Wednesday, August 30th. Miss
Twitty and a sister, Miss Lula Twitty,
who survives her, were left in
early childhood by the death of their
parents. Mr. and Mrs. llcnry
Twitty. They were taken at an
early age into the Baptist. Orphanage
at Greenwood, where they were
tenderly cared for and educated.
Miss Twitty, who was 19 years old.
was a member of the Orphanage
I Baptist church at Greenwood and
was held in high esteem by all with
whom she came in contact. Inter
ment took place at Salem cemetery
on Thursday afternoon, August 31,
the services at the grave being conducted
by Dr. J. W. H. Dyches, pastor
of the Baptist church.
Miss Loretta Lowry died at her
home near Kershaw at an early hour
Thursday morning, August 31, after
a painful illness. Mrs. Lowry was
about 4 2 years.of age, and a daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. J. Cal Reeves.
She is survived by her husband, Mr.
Lou Lowry, and five children, three
sons and two daughters. The remains
were laid to rest in the cemetery
of Fork HilU church of which
she was an esteemed member, the
funeral being preached by the Rev.I
John Neal of Kershaw.
Dr. and Mrs. W. S. Moore, and;
children, spent several days las':
week at Belmont, N. C., as the
guests "of their cousin, Mr. F. J.
' Hall.
The Heath Springs school opened
Monday morning witn a large
attendance. Mr. S. B. Miles, principal,
and Misses Hough, Davidson.
Murphy, Peake and Cato, assistants,
; constitute the faculty tl\jf year. All
of these taught here last year except
Miss llough, who takes the;
* jilace of Miss Stones, who resigned.
Miss Lillian, and Masters Law ton,
and Wpliinn Jnnips of Sumter rmin
ty are guests of their uncle, the llev.i
John B. Weldon.
Master Herman Williams has gone
to Mayesville where he is spending'
some time with his cousin, Mr. Walter
Hamimond, on the farm.
Mr. Tj. A. Duncan has been in
Asheville for about ten days, visitlng
Mrs. Duncan who Is quite ill at
an infirmary there.
Mr. W. C. Ellis went to Hopewell
church Sunday where he delivered
an interesting address on "The;
Duty of the Sunday School to the'
Church."
A much needed work has been be-1
gun on Salem cemetery, and greut;
improvement in its appearance Is al-|
ready visible. However, there is^
much yet to be done ana all parties
who use it as a burying ground
should feel interest enough in it to
make a contribution in work or
money to put it and keep it in a
first class condition.
Messrs. A. P. Horton and J. W.
H. Dyches, delegates from Heath
Spring Council to the State Council,
Tv> HrHor IT A ill ovrvoot tn Inn vn
Thursday for Greenwood where the
session of the Council will be held.
A protracted meeting la In proigreaa
at the Methodlat church this
week. The pastor, Rev. J. B. Waldon,
will be assisted by the Rev. Mr.
Elwell of the Sumter circuit.
Mrs. J. A. Mobley left several
days ago for a visit to her son, Mr.
C. B. Mobley at Columbia. Mrs.
Mobley will visit WrLghtsvllle Beach
. ? while on her trip.
The Rev. T. W. DeVane has returned
from his summer vacation
and filled his appointments here
Sunday.
The Rev. Mr. Mcllwalne, missionary
for a number of years to Japan,
has been here as the guest of his
t sisters, the Misses Mcllwaine, and
Mrs. W. 8. Moore.
Mr. G. L. Mobley made an interesting
and helpful talk to the Jr. B.j
? Y. P. U. at the Baptist church 8un-!
day afternoon.
Mr. M. R.~ Mobley and Miss Gladys
Ik,,.,.
FURTHER GAINS
BYJOUMANIANS
ATTACKS BY FOLMEN
Teutons and Bulbars Attack on
Whole Frontier Between I)obrudja
and Bulgaria.
Bucharest, Sept. 3 (via London,
Sept. 4.?It was announced today
i ii?ti* nuuuiHnian troops nave occupied
Borszek and Sekeli In Transylvania.
The Teutonic-Bulgarian allies
have been repulsed at Basardjlk,
In Dobrudja, but elsewhere continue
their attack alone the whole
frontier between Dobrudja and Bulgalria.
A raid by three hostile hydro-!
aeroplanes upon the city of Constanza,
on the Roumanian coast of!
the Black sea, with the wounding of
several civilians and children, also
is announced.
The official statement says:
"On our northern and northwestern
front after somewhat lively
fighting, we occupied the locality of ,
Borszek and the heigths of that,
town. We captured four officers and
ISC men and entirety occupied the)
inhabited region of Sekeli (Sz;
T.elek) in Haromszek.
"On the southern"front the enemy
attacked along the v hole Dobrudja 1
frontier south of Rasurdjik, who
was repulsed. On the remainder of 1
the front the fighting continues.
"The enemy bombarded Islac* and).
Kalafat.
"Three hostile hydroaeroplanes)
dropped bombs on Constanza. Sev-t
eral children and civilians were
wounded."
The towns of Borszek and Sz
Delek are in the extreme eastern portion
of Transylvania and the first
named is the most frequented watering
place in that province and is
situated in a romantic valley of tli*3
eastern Carpathians. It exports great
quantities of mineral water
and has a population of 1.500.
Hasnrdjik is a fortified town in
the extreme southeastern portion of
the Dobrudjan district of Roumanian
while Islacz and Kalafat are Fioumanian
frontier towns on the Dan-'1
ube river.
Twitty left Saturday for Gaftney,
where they have positions in the
Cherokee Avenue school for the ensuing
session, the former as principal
and the latter as teacher of the,
(prhnary department.
Mr. Claude Duncan of Jonesboro.
Ark., left for his home Monday after
a visit of about one week to his
parents and other relatives here.
Miss Maggie Vaughan who recently
finished the course in shorthand
and typewriting at a Columbia College
has a position in the office of
the Springs Hanking & Mercantile
Company.
Mrs. Saljde Caskey who has been >
confined to her room with sickness
for about ten days is much improv-,
ed at this time.
Mrs. Nelle E. Small, superintend-:
ent of the Associational W. M. U..
will attend the sessions of that body
at Pleasant Plains church. Thursday
and Friday of this week.
Mr. E. C. Croxton, who has been
n?o unweu 10 atiena to His duties as
manager of the Enterprise Mercantile
Company for the past several
days, wtis still confined to his'Tooin
Monday.
Mr. Thomas Pitbman, one of the
high school graduates at our commencement
In June, has accepted a
position as salesman with the Enterprise
Mercantile Company for the
fall season.
Mr. J. M. Robertson. It is reported
here, has been quite sick for the
past few days at his home near
Oakhurst. 1,
The Rev. J. W. H. Dyches, the i
pastor, closed a meeting with the
Flint Ridge church Friday night,
and baptized thirteen converts in the
pool near by Sunday afternoon.
The game of baseball played by
the Kershaw team against the
Richards' nine of Liberty Hill, In
the park here Thursday afternoon, <
resulted In favor of the latter. ,<
Mrs. H. E. Williams spent Mon-,1
day afternoon In Kershaw where!
she went on a business trip.
SEACOAST TRENC
"X
Photograph shows the remarkable
sands of u beach on the extreme sen
have Hb?o been built out of timber wo:
PEOPLE NEED ONLY
THOROUGH KING
ADVISES WATCHFUL CARE
Tillman Says "Threatened Disaster"
Should Make People
Alive to Duty of Citizenship.
Henjamin ltyan Tillman, senior
United States senator from Soutn
Carolina, said yesterday that he believed
the re-election of Gov. Richard
I. Manning next Tuesday was as
certain as the return of Woodrow
Wilson to the Presidency of the
United States this tall. The threatened
disaster, he said, had been
brought about by a reckless disregard
of duty on the part of a large
proportion of the electorate, and the
return of Gov. Manning to another
term could be accomplished only by
a thorough awakening of the people
and strenuous activity by citizens
in getting to the polls the 0
imio indifferent voters who remained
away the first primary. "The Lord
helps those who help themselves.*
was his crvntin onnr'i!oat????< ?f ?i.?
value of industrious, personal effort
durine: the interim of seven days
before the second primary. His advice
to all who favored pood government
was to po to the polls early,
remain there all day and work for
those who best represented the welfare
of the State, and to stand by
until the ballots were counted.
"Keep Primary Clean."
The anticipation of the charge of
fraud, Mr. Tillman expressed the
hope that all legal forms would be
complied with, "that there may be no
possible justification of a charge of
unfairness or illegality.'' "Whatever
may happen," he concluded, "1
should hate to see the integrity of
the primary challenged. And no
greater calamity could occur than
for money to be used."
Mr. Tillman is chairman of the
committee on naval affairs in the
United States senate and. upon the
completion of the session's program
of legislation, two weeks ago,
relative to the nation's military
power on the high seas, returned to
his home at Trenton, where he hatbeen
recuperating from his arduous
labors in Washington and is now
giving much attention to his farming
interests. From his corn crop
this vear he says he w"l harvest extraordinarily
large yields and his
cotton will produce an average crop.
Mr. Tillman fattens cattle each
winter, and the only commercial fertilizer
he used this year was acid
phosphate. This in connection with
the cow lot refuse is producing as
Kood cotton this year, he says, as
grown in previous years with 500 and
000 pounds of htgn grade guano to
the acre. Mr. Tillman says he will
harvest with the next few wajeks
enough silage from his peavine and
sorghum acreage to fatten another
herd of steers this winter. While in
Columbia yesterday Mr. Tillman was
the guest of his nephew, John E.
Swearingen. State superintendent of
education, on Blandinx street.
I>RIVK BCIAJARS RACK.
Servians Halt Attacks on Mao?Mloni
an Front.
Saloniki, Sept. 4 (via Paris.) ?
Mulgarian troops have made another
attack on the Macedonian front west
Df Lake Ostrovo. It was announced
by French army headquarters toay
that the attack had been repu.srd
by Servians.
HES IN FLANDERS
/>?s- *-*- * rJr&ss&gjpt5construction
of Herman trenches on the
coast of Flanders. Hoomproof shelter*
rk; and sand uud sund bugs.
M/Limmn iimta
IWINirib YUlti
FIOCKJO BLEASE
SO SAYS THE AMERICAN
M. R. Cooper Advises Former
Candidate He Will Not Vote
For Manning.
Columbia, Sept. 4.?The real interest
in the political situation in
Columbia as reflected from various
parts of the State today centers in
the effect that it has become known
that a considerable number of
Blease people voted for Manning,
regarding htm as the weakest candidate,
in order to get him in a second
race, instead of Cooper, on the
assumption that Manning could not
win. in any event, and that a harder
fight would be necessary against
Cooper.
On August 24 the Columbia State,
the principal mouthpiece of the
Manning regime, said:
"A defeated candidate can nev?r
dispose of h?s votes as be wishes."
This is one of the few political
prophecies in which this journal has
ever been proven correct.
The Cooper vote is flocking to
i Rlease.
Hon. M. R. Cooper, former secveI
tary of state of South Carolina, has
written Solicitor Cooper a letter in
which is expressed the prevailing
sentiment among the supporters of
Mr. Cooper. Mr. M. R. Cooper
says:
Refuse to Support Cooper.
"We have supported you through
two campaigns, and regret to see you
sacrifice yourself to partisan ship.
We have stood by your policy and
platform, hut can't get on your new
j partisan plank. We will support,
? oie mease ror governor, because
we believe he Is the people's choice.
Now, a word as to partisanship. In
the campaign two years ago (Governor
Rlease had three competitors
for the senatorship: Messrs. Pollock
and Jennings hurling bitter sarcasm,
and. in one instance, bitter apithets
' at the governor, while 'Good Parmer'
Smith came quitely along on the
' farmers' wagon and gathered in the
sheaves. While Governor Manning
' from the gubernatorial platform
cried aloud. 'Down with Rleaseism,
while now confronted with Rlease
on the stump he rises above that
and falls back on his dignity, to say
1 this is inconsistent."
It is realized here that Former
Governor Rlease is going to be
elected by the largest majority evergiven
a gubernatorial candfflate in
the history of the State, and the desperation
of the Manning people is
shown by a first page article in the
Columbia State this morning which
quotes extensively from The Charleston
American's report of a statem
tin olvorr ah* Kw
uiv.ii rs i ?VI. UUV wj AVI . inranr,
which the Columbia State refused to
publish even as a political advertisement.
Makes "State" Wince.
"This proves that The American
has got under their hide," was the
general comment here today. "Why,
The Aimerican published the Cooper
statement backing Manning, on its
first page, because it was a matt"r
of news, and here the Columbia
State is replying to something in
The American which tht. Col dip hin
State refused as an advertisement.'
The predictions of the Colum la
J State with regard to the second pri!
mary attract no attention whatever
(Contlnved on Pt?? )
DISTICT SUNDAY
SCHOOKONVENTION
VAN WYCK ENJOYS DAY
I
Many Interesting Subjects Relative
to S. S. Work Discussed.
Good Attendance.
The District Sunday School Convention
was held at Van Wyck
Methodist church, September 2.
1916. The church grounds and
church had previously been f)ut in |
order. The only decorations in the
church were a couple of pretty bouquetb
of fall flowers.
I Mr. John T. Green of Lancaster i
j President of the Lanaester County!
'Sunday School Association, presided,
j After devotional exercises by Rev. J.
V. Davis, pastor of Van Wyck
'Methodist church, the roll of Sunday
j schools for the Fourth Sunday
School District was called and representatives
of seven of the nine
, schools in this district answered.
Pleasant Hill and Pleasant Valley
schools had no delegates present.
Prof. J. Herman Yoder of St.
Augustine. Fla., presided at the organ
and with the Van W'vek choir
furnished some good music. Mr. T.
W. Secrest was elected district secretary.
There was much regret ...at
Hon. S. E. Pailes, district president,
was not present. Rev. Jas. Russell,
who was slated to address the convention
on "The Duty of the Church
to the Sunday School," was not present
and Rev. J. V. Davis was re
r nested to take this .subject and
j cave a practical and helpful talk.
This was followed by J. M Yoder in
a few remarks of "The Duty >t the
Sunday School to the Church" Miss
jCorinc Jones of Lancaster gave an
'nteresting and valuab'o address 011
"The Practical Value of the Cradle
i
Roll." which was very attentively
listened to by the audience, and
will doubtless bear fruit in the Sendav
school work.
Mr. R. D. Webb. State secretary,
[addressed the convention ou th? su'
iect "The Runner Sunday School
in a very forcible manner. i lie enthusiastic
and deliberate way h
presented 1h:s subject to the convention
caused his hearers to taki
notice and will no doubt cause th
schools of the district to move up
and find places in the list of Ranner
Sunday Schools.. After Mr. Webbs'
address the president handed out
statistical blanks and Mr. Webb appointed
Misses Homer Secrest.
'Ode!! driffin. Pauline Crenshaw and
I Louise Vaughan a committee to get
Isubscriptions to the Sunday School
Promoter during ttie recess hour
At this stage of the convention it
adjourned for dinner. This was
spread under (he shade of the trees
and consisted of the many goon
things. in abundance, that the Van
, Wyck and surrounding communities
are noted to furnish on such occasions.
All ate heartily and enj
?? .yed these refreshments. After
some time spent in a social way. 2
to'clock was announced, when the
i convent ion reassembled and was
bad in devotional exercises by Dr.
James H. Thayer of Lancaster. He
used the parable of the sower and
made Rome touching comments
! which impressed the teachings of
'his powerful parable.
The subject of the Organized Class
lor Adults was taken up. and tne
convention was entertained and instructed
in an address of some
length by Dr. Thayer. He presented
Ihe beneP'a of the organized class:
in a very convincing manner and wn<
listened to very attentively by the
convention.
Mr. W. H. Reed addressed the convention
on "The Practical Method.,
of Improving the Elementary
Work." His address was full ot
practical thought and called forth
many comments in the way he
handled his subjeet and oresentel
lit to the convention.
Mr. Webb Rave some very practical
and thoughtful remarks on "Let
Xach School and District Have a
I Definite Aim," after which the statistical
reports were called for and
the report of the Promoter committee
was handed in. This committee
reported seventeen subscriptions
to the Promoter, which was
considered pood for such a small
audience.
The convention then went into a
round table talk from the superiptendents,
teacher* and officers of the
convention.
It was agreed and announced
VAN WYCK PEOPLE
ALWAYS DOING THINGS
SCHOOL WORK HAS BEGUN'!
Flood Sufferers Need Ri^ht Kind*
of Help?News of Interest
from Good Community.
Prof, and Mrs. Linder have returned
from Montreat, where they spent
the summer, and report a very
pleasant vacation in "The Land of'
the Skies." Prof. Linder and Miss
Rogers of BennettBville, his assistant
teacher, are ready to enter upor
their duties as teachers of Van
Wyck High School, which opened its i
session on Monday morning. Rev.
Jas. Russell and some of the patrcvpe .
were present and spoke words of encouragement
and gave the school
their good wishes for a successfulterm.
Mr. W. N. Ashe has overhauled
his brick plant which was to badly
wrecked by the July flood, and is now
running on full time in making
1 rick and will soon he nhle an
the many orders for brick which accumulated
while the plant was out
of business.
Some of the flood sufferers have:
been trying to pet seed appropnacecl
bv the povernment for the relief off
those who lost their crops by the ^
floods, but have been unable to se- '
dire any up to this time. It is almost
too late in the season no.v for
the kinds of seed ready to be distributed,
and much of this seed is
not suitable for their needs. They
need prain to* sow for their cwn
food ami for their stock. Many wiir
be destitute a little later, but if they
use the proper judgment and can pet
be right seed It will be a great helpto
thorn next spring. It seems tha?
the flood funds are bandied in a wa>~
hnt very few can get any relief
The plan of giving work to the sur
ferers, on the streets and roads at
the prices paid is not as remunera
tivo as work and prices given byrail
roads, power companies and othev
corporations. Ilesides the streets
and roads are located some distame
frr.m where tfie sufferers live, whir I
would compel them to leave their
bomes and families and bear expenses
that they could not well atford.
Those in charge of thesrfunds
should investigate needy
cases and give them the proper relief
as intended, when the Helief
Fund was created.
Messrs. T.awrence and Claude
Davis of Columbia spent the weekend
with their father. Rev. J. V.
Davis. They returned to Columbia.
Monday morning accompanied by
their father, who will spend a part
his September vacation, voted hirr. i
by his congregation, with them. Iiu
the meantime, his pulpit will befilled
at his regular appointments
Miss Ethel Vaughan is visiting
relatives and friends in Pleasant
Valley this week.
Miss Ressip Cunningham is visiting
her aunt. Mrs. J. M. Yoder and
friends around Van Wyck this week.
There were some rtlnnnnnintMOBi..
at the result of the first primary
>-e of the county candidates sa'rt'
On to the polls on August 29. anrtf
\ote as you pray." From some or
the returns it seems to u>e that the
vote and prayer did not go together
if the voter prayed for good government.
and at the next primary the
voter should he more careful how he
casts his ballot.
Rev James Russell of Chester
filled Rev. J. V. Davis* pulpit of the
Methodist church Sunday afternoon>
and preached an ahle sermon on the*
parable of the tares.
Messrs. J. A. Hyatt. R. H. Massey .
C. R. and K M. Yoder motored to
Colleg Hill Sunday afternoon to theunveiling
of a Woodman monument
placed at the gave of Consul Robert
Ney McNeelv who perished on the
ill fated Persia.
Van Wvrk neonle with many others
rejoice that the railroad strikehas
been averted?and Tiave an increasing
faith in Woodrow Wilson.
that this district should have another'convention
about the first nt
November, the date to be decided
later. The convention then, aftf
pleasant and profitable day, i
Joumed with benediction by Re'
V. T>byIS. J
| J. M. YODER. A A
for respond ei Ai
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