The Lancaster news. (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, September 12, 1916, Page 8, Image 8
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NEW LABOR LAWS
GOJNTO EFFECT
TWO IMPORTANT ONES
Most Significant, National Child
Labor Act and Workmen's
Compensation Bill.
New York, Sept. 10.?Ninety-two'
labor laws have been passed by congress
and State legislatures during
the past legislative year, according to
a survey which was made public by
the American Association for Labor
Legislation. "The most significant
items in this legislation," says the
secretary. Dr. John 11. Andrews, "are
two national laws, one prohibiting
the shipment in interstate or foreign
wuiiurne ui certain products in tne
preparation of which the labor of
children has been employed, and thej
other providing a model scale of l
workmen's compensation for per-i
sonal injuries among federal employes,
of which there are now more
than 480,000.
"Several hundred labor bills were
introduced into congress this year,"
Dr. Andrews adds, "while 11 State
legislatures in spite of the 'reaction'
ground out their full share of the!
annual grist."
The association's summary of the:1
more important items of labor legls-|]
lation in various States follows:
"Three States, Maryland, Massa- '
chusetts and South Carolina concerned
themselves with the legal '
r?gulation of collective bargaining.
In Maryland a State board is an- '
thorized to prescribe rules of pro- f
cedure for arbitration of industrial
disputes, including power to conductjf
investigations and hold hearings, to '
summon witnesses and enforce their (
attendance, to require the production J
of books, documents and papers, and|?
administer oaths, exercising these
powers to the 'same extent 'that such 1
powers are possessed by the civil (
courts of the State. South Carolina
created a board of three members to 1
Investigate and to promote agree-. *
ments in strikes and lockouts at the ^
rate of $10 per day each. Massachusetts
amended her law regulat- (
ing the procuring of strikebreakers. *
"During the year seven of the 11
States holding reguiar legislative '
sessions passed new or strengthened "
old laws affecting child labor. Shor- ^
ter hours, a higher minimum age, a
prohibition of night work and ex- 1
elusion from hazardous employments H
ere the main tendencies. Southl
Carolina raises the minimum work 1
age from 12 to 14, while Massachusetts
and New Jersey make special ^
provision for pupils who study part ''
time in vocational schools and may 0
then work part time. jn
"Impelled by recent accidents New!
Jersey has joined the list of States ^
requiring passenger elevators to have '
interlocking device automatically 1
preventing movement of elevator car
until shaft door is closed and auto- K
matically fastened. m n
"Following the limitation of working
hours on public work to eight a J
day in the majority of the States,
Massachusetts this year provides for
her public employes the further lim- ^
itation of the 48 hour week. In pri-1
vate employment several States placej
additional safeguards around the
employment of women and children
during the Christmas shopping sea- ,
son, and Massachusetts is to investigate
the possibilities of one day of
rest in seven for employes in hotels
and restaurants.
"Legislation authorizing public!
employment bueaus in Maryland, the f|
regulation of private agencies in Virginia,
and the creation of a bureau
of farm settlement for immigrants in \ (
New York, is supplemented by the
.California legislature's indorsement
of the United States department of
labor recommendation 'that the public
land tenure be so regulated as to (
insure to the settler th*> entire pro- ()
duot of his labor.'
"South Carolina and Virginia r
patched up their employers' liability t
in??n wniie Kentucky enacted the ^
most progressive workmen's compen- v
eatlon law in any Southern State.
Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts J j
New Jersey and New York j.
strengthened their compensation (
laws without, however, equalling the j
new national law for injured fed-j(
oral employes which is termed 'the (
most scientific nnd most liberal
workmen's compensation law in the (
world.' Maryland enacted a moth-'
er's pension law and Massachusetts
created a commission on social insurance
to tftudy sickness, unemploy- <
tnent and old age and to recommend <
insurance legislation next January. 1
"Tlie reorganization and uniflca?i
tlon of the administration of labor laws
continues, the most noteworthy
changes this year being In Maryland
and New Jersey where steps were
taken toward consolidation of factory
Inspection and workmen's compensation
administration."
VAN WYCK NEWS
DURING PAST WEEK I
Van Wyck Community Fair Asso-'
ciation held an enthusiastic meeting I
last Thursday afternoon. Miss Mar-J
tha Creighton, Home Demonstration!
Agent, was present and rendered)
valuable service. The committees I
have gone to work jund the Premium i
List is now in the hands of the printer.
We are moving on and will
have everything in shape for October
3st. We intend to do what we can;
in the way of entertainment and ex- )
hibits, but we are somewhat handi-j;
capped, as we are right in the flood |
district. Watch Van Wyck. We do J,
not know the word fail. j
Van Wyck has had a good many
visitors during the past week. Mr. ij
Sargent of Oak Hill, Fla., Mrs. Mc-j.
Can and two children of Greenwood, j
are with Mr. and Mrs. It. H. Massey, ^
also Mr. Will Massey of Hot Springs, j
Ark., stopped over with his brother,
R. H. Massey, on his return trom the j
Northern markets, where he had ;
been purchasing goods for his exten-:(
s!ve mercantile business. He was L
Ifl
accompanied by his brother, Mr. M. '
13. Massey of Itock Hill, on his visit
to Van Wyck.
Messrs. K. M. Yoder and L. C. Fer- (
guson were delegates from Van f
Wyck Council. Jr. O. U. A. M.. to the *
convention at Greenwood. They report
a good time while in Greenwood, j
Miss Bailey of I'nion county, S.
is visiting Miss Eula Hyatt.
J.
A crew of the Western Union Telegraph
linemen are located at Van
Wyck resetting the posts and over- r
hauling the wires?ready for the
storms of winter.
Mr. J. A. Graham of Kershaw,
spent a few days in Van Wyck lookng
after some timber. He buys sev5ral
kinds of timber and talks tim-je
,er so much that he is locally known [
"Timber Graham." (
Mr. J. A. Hyatt, Mr. T. E. Carroll j
md Mr. Shillinglaw motored to
harlotte on business last Saturday.
Misses Louise Vaughan, Willie '
I'aughan and iKrleen Cousar visited 1
diss Annette Massey at Catawba 1
function last Saturday.
Mr. T. R. Thorn nson motored to 1
. ~~r
Charlotte last Thursday and spent
he day in business and pleasure. j
Messrs. J. L. Sowell and VV. H. ^
fyatt of Kershaw, visited friends *
nd relatives at Van Wyck last week,
rhis was their home a few years ago
>nd their friends were glad to see!
hem. They were glad to know we |fi
till stand for "law and order." ,
Miss Annie Hyatt spent a day in
Lancaster last week.
Messrs. W. N. Ashe and G. L.
'anghan, elders of Van Wyck PreH- !
yterian church, represented their
hureh at the Presbytery at McCon-]
ellsville last week.
Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Yoder, Mr. and , v
Irs. C. It. Yoder and children and
'rof. J. Herman Yoder motored to Lancaster
last Friday afternoon.
Messrs. W. J. and J. H. Crenshaw
pent Saturday in Chester on busiess.
1ISTKIANS KKTlltE
I1KFORK IXVADKKS r
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Vitlidruwn Further in Front of
Advancing Roumanians in
Transylvania.
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Vienna, Sept. 11 (via London.) ?
Austrian troops fighting in eastern
Vansylvania have been withdrawn
urther in front of the Roumanian
orces, says an official statement isued
from Austria-Hungarian headuarters
today. Roumanian attacks
orth of Orzova or the Danube, were
epulsed by the Austrians. I
The statement describing operaions
in the Eastern theatre says:
"Roumanian front: North of Orova
our troops repulsed several eneay
attacks. West of the Gyrergyo
alley and Cysk (eight miles north of
'ysk Szerada) our front was wlthIrawn
somewhat.
"Front of Archduke Charles Franis:
Strong enemy attacks north of 11
he Golden Bystritza river and Ha- <
ailov remain without result. Other- i
vise there are no Incidents to report. <
"Front .^of Prince Leopold: On the
ower Stokhod the enemy repeated
lis fierce attncks, which broke down
inder our curtain of fire, or before
lis own trenches. On the remainder 1
>f the front the situation is unihanged."
FARMER CHARGED WITH
BEATING WIFE TO DEATH
NorfoiK, vB., Sept. 10.?Sheriff
Garrett, of Hertford county, N. C.,
came to NorfoiK today looking for
Leroy T. White, a young famer,
charged with heating his wife to
death with a shotgun stock.
The sheriff said the woman's body
v Lth her three-year-old boy crying
beside It, was found in the couple's
borne near Windsor, N. C., Thursday.
A note left by the husband Is being
held by the coroner.
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THE LANCASTER NEW8H
The School
(School Education.) i
Henry Curtis, of the United
S'c.tes llflreau of Education, declares
that every school building
should have at least one full block ;
of ground, whether the block is the 1
usual city block of two or three acres
or one of ten acres as in Salt Lake, '
Utah.
The high school needs at least 10 (
acres, he asserts. As for the country
school, it ought never to have
less than 3 acres of play space, and
could profitably make use of 10
seres, provided the grass Is kept
mowed. *
Mr. Curtis shows that our schools ,
have, in general, had very inadequate (
yards. During the past 10 years,
however, with development of the i
play movement, there has come an j
increased demand for ground space (
iround school buildings. The state |
poards of education in Pennslyvania .
uid Virginia will not approve plans 'or
new school buildings that do not |
provide for adequate playgrounds. ,
In Little Hock, Ark., the standard
>* one full block to a school has been *
carried out with every one of the <
ichools for white children. All but 1
me or two of the schools in Pueblo. 1
'olo., have a full block. In San i
\ngelo, Tex., every school but one <
las two blocks at least, and two have i
10 acres of play space. The first I
ichool built in Gary, Ind., had 2 i
Movement For M
"These fractions are fine! 1 nev>r
was able to flugure a load of corn *
>efore and you know that I was get- !
ing what was coining to me. You ^
iet you I can now!" (
Such was the proud boast the oth- ,
r day of a 64-year old farmer study- |
r.g in the moonlight schools of Okla
loma?a man who a few weeks be- ,
...... u - - - -
ui? cuuiu luauase 10 wrue ni.s |
lame but mighty few folks could j
ead it." i
And nil over the South tills sort I
>f glorious worK is now going on, i
<orth Carolina at one end and Okla- 1
10111a at the other being equally merested.
One farmer we heard i
he other day had not been uble to 1
lign his name to hie bank checks, 1
ut after going to school a few nights f
he cashier saw him conic in and in- <
itead of making his mark, picked up 1
he pen with the proud exclamation. <
'.Now see her rip!" and dashed otT his >
ull flame without help. In the Okla- i
loma school in which the 6 4-year- 1
?ld farmer learned his fractions, a 1
vriter describing the opening night, l
ays: I
Schoylhouse the C
"What is to be the future of the \
ural South?" asks Elizabeth Dentv 1
Abenathy, a Tennessee school '
eacher, who has given the subject
areful study. "As a rural teacher (
ilways in touch with rural condi-V
ions, I have been asking myself this j
luestion for many years. As yet I ,
lave found no satisfactory answer. {
n all seriousness, what do we mean ,
o do for the children of the rural ,
south? A recent letter in Wallace's ,
armer interested me greatly be ause
the writer is a rural teacher ,
ind states facts as she knows them.
She says: I
" 'Peope in town have very little
dea of the condition of the rural <
chools. There is small equipment I
ind practically rib library. We talk
ibout making the school house the
locial center and plan to organize i
neighborhood clubs at the school i
nouse, etc., when the school house
p nothing but a "poke." We cau
riot' seat even the children of the
community, much less the parents
ilso. And yet the one great need
if the rural district is the coming
FIGHTING AT GINCHY.
London. Sept. 11.?Tonight's general
headquarters statement reads:
"The situation south 01 the Ancre
is unchanged. The day passed without
special incident. _
"Counter atu?ck., made by the enemy
yesterday about Ginchy led to
fierce hand to hand fighting. In which
four officers anu 101 men were taken.
Including these total number <f
prisoners since the last repor' exceeds
200. 4
"An attempteu hostile trench mortar
bombardment of our trenches
north of the Bluff was quicaiy silenced
by our artillery and trench
mortars.
"There Is nothing to report'90 the
rest of the front."
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fUESDAY, SEPT. 12. 1916
Playground
acres of playground, the second had
4, the third 11, and a lot recently
purchaseu contains 20 acres.
"There is a very strong sentiment
all over the country for larger schoo
grounds," Mr. Curtis, rinds, "and
yards are being augumented in many
cities where there is an opportunity
io purchose adjoining pieces of land
ai prices that are not prohibitive.
Cities are often paying as much as
$10,000 or more per acre for such
larni. Two years ago the city of
Houston, Tex., secured a bond issue
i>f $500,000 for enlarging the yards
of several or the old schools. The
rlty of Galveston has recently voted
9 bond issue of $100,000 for the
?aine purpose."
Whether in city or county, Mr.
Curtis considers ample school playground
a vital necessity. City children
need a good-sized school yard
because there is no otner place to
play. Country children need a large
yard because at home there is nothing
to play with except the simplest
is-.ne for little children. He points
>ut t at larger school grounds aie
Demanded, not only for the sake ot
organized piay. which has come to
have a recognized value in education,
hut also for school gardening, openEiir-classeft,
physical training, and
other activities that have made the
school yard "nearly as important as
the class-room in the conduct of a
modern school.'
oonlight Schools
"The pupils came, and the kerotene
lamps, illuminated a strange
scene. Some came afoot, some on
horseback, and some in wagons,
bringing the wife and babies. There
ivere three pallets on the teacher's
rostrum that night, and there slept
babies while the parents worked.
They sat in the seats where their
children and even grandchildren sat
ly day. Shine of them were put
n the chart class, rOhers could start
n the primer, and some who could
lead tolerably, plunged into the
a:ysteries of arithmetic."
:ic."
Only this morning as we write this
1 report comes to us of a "moon
Kiii. schooi tor perhaps it would
ie more accurate to call them "night
schools") not many miles from our
>ffice in which twenty-four men und
women were enrolled, the pupils not
>nly learning to read and write, but
getting a pretty good stat In arithnetic.
"Learning figures" is popuar
because nearly everybody wishes
o know that he Is getting the right
>ay when he sells anything and not
3eing cheated when he buys."
ommunity Center
together of district forces for the
itudy and discussion of community
problems.
" *1 have eighteen pupils and eight
grades. We have about thirty relations
a day, and I do not see now
we could possibly- get alotxg with
ess. A teacher is supposed to plan
the recitations, which is all right
ind the proper thing: but if you OMd
thirty to plan and prepare. 1 am
ifraid you would get very little
deep.'
"May I suggest a plan for bettering
these conditions? Let every
man and woman who would help
tne children of the South take time
to visit the one-teacher school of
our rural districts. Seek tirst-hand
Information. Spend an hour or two
with the teacher and watch the ' oing
and coming. Then try to get
the parents and the teacher together
to study and discuss pchool questions.
Perhaps such a meeting
would lead to organized effort for
neighborhood improvement. We
never know what we can do until
we attempt what seems to us an impossible
task."
TRAIN US ATOM TRACK.
Chester. Sept. 10.?A fast through
freight train on the Seaboard Air
Line had 13 box cars derailed short
7 uucr miuniKni a snori distance
this side of Catawba, ubout 20 miles
north of Chester. No one was injured
and the cause of the wreck up to
tonight had not been ascertained. A
fes. minutes prior to the derailment
the speedy Atlanta and Washington
limited safely negotiated the track.
. good many yards of track were
damaged by the wreck, and for approximately
12 hours passenger train
schedules were paralyzed and
through freight service was at a
standstill. A large force of workmen
had the track again In shape
this afternoon, with all trains resuming
regular schedule.
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JUMOR ORDER I
AT GREENWOOD I
Next Convention to Be Held in R?ck \
Hill.
'Greenwood, Sept. 8.?The 22nd
annual session of the State eouncil
Junior Oder adjourned here tonight <
to meet next year in Rook Hill.
Resolutions very complimentary to
the town of Greenwood, its officials
and others for their kindness and
courtesy were introduced uy J. n. Hamil,
E. A. Martin and J. W. H. (
Dyches and unanimously adopted.
Officers were elected as follows:
State councilor, A. H. Gasque, Florence;
State vice councilor, E. I..
Robertson of Greenville; Slate sec- ?
retary, J. S. Wilson, Lancaster; j
State treasurer, J. H. Hamil, Ker- t
shaw; State council conductor, Jas. e
A. Marrett, Clover; State council t
warden. J. W. Spearman. Greenwood; 1
State council inside sentinel. D. L. '
Catoe, Jefferson; State council out- '
ci/lo n T f I
kciiuiici, i . 1 . LillUfnUUSP, |
Orangeourg; State council chaplain.
J. W. H. Dyches, Heath Springs; national
representative, W. P. Thomasson.
Jr., Laurens. 1
The first session of the State coun
cil of the Junior Order U. M. A. was
held at the court house here last
night at 8 o'clock. At 8 o'clock a
public meeting was the first formal
r.nthering of the delegates. Henry
C. Tillman presided at this meet- ing.
After invocation by L?r. Ernest
J. Smith addresses of welcome were
delivered as follows; On behalf of
the Odd Fellows and the Woodmen.
Kenneth Baker; on behalf of the
Knights of Pythias, D. A. G. Ouzts;
on behalf of the Elks, H. C. Tillman; j
on behalf of the local council of the
Junio Order, the Rev. G. W. Bussey;
on behalf of the Red Men, O. O.
Smith; on behalf of the city oi
Greepwood. Mayor A. S. Hartzogg.
To these responses were made by
Atmer Smith of Charleston, C. B. ,
Webb of Statesville, N. C., and John
H. Noyes., N. V. C., of Plastow, N. H.
The grand council met this morning
at 9 o'clock in secret session ana
will remain at work all day and late
tonight as the members express the
intention to complete the work tonight.
About 200 delegates are in s
attendance. t
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STRIKE SENTIMENT \
QUICKENED MARKET ?
End of ljttlntr Crisis Drought
Highest Prices of Year in
Metropolis. |
New York. Sept. 10.?This week's \
stock market developed the most ex- t
tensive trading of the year, following (
relief in the ranwav lnhnr witimtlrm
Hails alone failed to respond to the
higher level of prices registered by
the general list. Easy monetary con- y
ditions contributed very largely to
t'ie week's upswing of quoted value*.,
which embraced new high records for
United States Steel, the leading shipping
shares and Insipratlon Copper. t
The movement in marines was ?
strongly suggestive at tLmes of flag- j
rant speculation or buying for con- t
trol. Earnings of the shipping com- j
ipanies are attaining huge , propor- t
tions, however. Coppers and other t
metals reflect the highly prosperous t
conditions in that line of industry, r
many of the larger producers being e
booked up for the balance of the j
year. t
There was considerable selling ofl <
railway securities in consequence of i
the adoption of the eight-hour rail- t
way bill and more liquidation is ex- <
peeted before the measure becomes 1
effective. <
Inflow of British gold in a large t
scale with an admixture of French
gold, heightened the belief prevalent
in many quarters that Europe's
largest financial institutions?the
Rank of F^ngland and the Bank cf
France are acting in concert to bu1.tress
the credit of the Entente Allies 1
In this country. Weakness of Oer 1
man exchange was reuardoH na*n \
niflcant feature of the changing con- i
ditions political and military, in ho i
several war areas. i
NKKS WAR'S KM) ,
BY AUGUST NEXT (
London, Sept. 10.?Gen. Brussll- i
ofT, in an interview with the corres- j
(pondent of the Daily Chronicle at the
Russian front, predict* the end of i
the waj by August next. i
"The Austro-Hungarian army, as- j
sailed from all sides," he said, j
"won't be able to stand much longei 1
before the horde of enemies who are
their blows. The intervention of <
hurling themselves against It an.l i
preparing to increase the vigor of ]
Houmania is an event of the first order.
I am no prophet; the future is I
in God's hands. But if I had to ]
make a hypothesis, I should be !n- ]
cllned to think that the month of ]
August, 1917, might see the end ofjl
our memorable work. i]
"The present war is one which it is '
impossible for the allies to lose, al- I
though a great deai remains to be i
accomplished. A successful result t
is already In our hands; the game is i
already won." I?
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? | BUSINESS NOTICES | @| P
>VANTED?You to\kj*6w that we will
pay the highest jfrlces for chickens
and eggs. PXGAe 160, Cunningham
Meat tylarkat. 66-tfc
kVANTKIl?6,000 pounds of caw,
horse, mule, sheep, and goat hides.
You will find us on White street.
See us before you sell. Capus Cauthen
A Son., Lancaster. S. C.
60-lmo-p
.'ALL 858 Excelsior Grocery Company
for fresh meats of all kinds
delivered at once. Excelsior Grocery
Store, at Southern Railway
Station, city. ' 67-tfc
We have added machinery to our
lour mill increasing^ the capacity to
10 barrels per day. Send ysrtir wheat
o us. We guaranteeVa Jfbod turnout
ind satisfaction. AsU^he man who
tas tried us and hyfil tell you that
IO I a # Amino' K? /?!#
.v ? ? viutup, u?yi. ? nviupv ocrvitOi
vhether you b fng or snip It. J. C.
iARDINO & CO.. Rock Hill. 8. C.
MPORTANT?Great Bargains to
be gotten at The Clcaranc^ Sale of
M. Pol I ak off. 8 4-tfc.
MPORTANT-ATi? Clearam e Sale
of M. PoliAkqlf le now gc Ing on.
Here le your Ahance to gey a good
bargain as the prices ar* cut on
a line of flf^L.cla?4 merchandise.
Quality not^V^rrttjrtlty what
counts. 84>tfc.
WANTED?Fifty Pigs from 10
weeks to four months yid. Giro
kind and prices In ^rst letter.
Also two good possum dogs. R.
M. Bryant, Route^/a7, Matthews.
N. C. 92-3tp.
'OR QUICK SALE?T^'o registered
Duroc Jersey gilt^/open, and two
bred to forrow lit November. Best
blood lines. Price on application.
R. F. Long, Route No. 3, Kershaw,
S. C. / 96-3tp.
'OR RENT?A fly-room cottage
with good barn/and garden on
White Street. ^Phone 346. T. B.
Craig. 96-ltp.
HOUSE AND IA>T FOR SALE
Six room hoime ahd acre lot for
ale in East End.Xl^t big enough for
wo houses and rkrs barn and well.
iV111 sell cheap i&vparty wishes to
mild on his farm See T. M. Belk or
1. R. Williams/ 95-3tC.
ANNOUNCEMENT.
We take this method of calling
he attention of thy school patrons
;o the fact that all fchool books sold
ire STRICTLY CA$H. This at the
llrectlon of the Sfate Depository.
ROBINSON-LATH AN CO..
B. C. HOUGH JEWELRY CO.
i'AX WYCK PARTY
DISCUSS FLOOD RELIEF
li/ouunuea irom f&ge 1)
nore than I did by the floods. Others
ire hard hit and we will all have a
uird time to tide over our loss. 1
lo not think the flood funds are beng
spent in Lancaster county as
hey should be. and I have requested
hat they be held up until an invesigation
is made. Then if that is the
lght way for them to be spent well
ind good. 1 am a nood sufferer and
am willing to champion the cause
)f the flood sufferers of Lancaster
'aunty. I would also like for the
honorable Mayor of Lancaster to
ell the flood sufferers and the people
)f the county through the Lancaster .
S'ews, why the flood fund for Lan- rj
aster county should De used on the
itreets of Lancaster.
J. M. YODER.
Van Wyck, S. C., Sept. 11, 1916.
XKWH FROM HEATH SPRINGS.
Heath Springs, Sept. 12.?Mr. and
Vlrs. W. C. Ellis of Hartsville have
jeen spending a while with Mrs.
Wills' sisters, Mesdames P. W. Twltty
ind W. L. Crlmminger, and other
-elatives in the Flint Ridge comnunityt
The Rev, Mr. Elwell of Sumter,
jastor in charge of the Sumter cir:uit,
returned home Monday after asitstlng
the Rev. J. B. Waldon in a
neeting at this place.
Mrs. H. E. Williams has removed,
with her family, to Kershaw, where
the has purchased a nice home. The
good wishes of many friends at this
place accompany Mrs. Williams to
!ter new home.
The meeting at the Methodist
:hurch is still in progress, the pas:or,
the Rev. J. B. Weldon, doing the
pre&cnmg.
A delightful reunion of the Lyles
family was held Saturday last at the
lome of Mr. R. L. Lylea. Resides
Ft. L. Lyles, the host, Mllus Lyles and
Meedames W. L. Crimminger, W. C.
Bills and P. W. Twitty. and Mrs.
Lyles, the mother. were present.
I'his was the flrst time in twentyFive
years that these brothers and
listers, with their families, have had
he pleasure of being together in this j
vay. It was a pleasant occasion for
ill present.