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The Lancaster News VOL. 12, NO. 2 SKM I-WEEKLY. LANCASTER, S. C-.TLESDAY, ()<T. 17, 1!?1(!. Il ?i a vi-id VAN WYCK BUSY SECTION BRIDGE BEING BUILT Seaboard Doing; Extensive Repair?Cotton Prices Holding; Well?All Busy. Van Wyck, Oct. 16.?The Seaboard Railroad Company has begun work' in putting up a new steel bridge near. Van Wyck where the one was torn away by the July freshet on the Catowbo river. The bridge they are building is much heavier and more substantial than the one that was wrecked. They will raise the piers by concrete reinforcing and the new bridge will be some higher than the old one. They will add another pier and the bridge will have five spans instead of four an was in the destroyed bridge. It will take between three and four months to complete the work. It was our pleasure to attend the' Edgemoore community fair last Sat-j I urday and had an enjoyable and in, / some respects a profitable day. The exhibits were good and very many in the ladies' department. The fancy work rivaled some of the county fairs. Hon. E. J. Watson addressed the fair and used many solid and convincing facts to drive! home to the farmers many things that it behooves him to settle. He spoke of the destructive features ot the boll weevil and urged the farmers to get ready for its coming. As it surely will be here in a short time. Van Wyck's bricK plant is running on full time and is turning out many fine brick. Mr. Ashe says it has been ideal weather all fall for brick making. The hot, dry weather is good for brick making, but hard on crop making?but grand for gathering crops. The forage crops are all about gathered, and the cotton fields have almost the appearance of Christmas. You see no white fields of tjie "fleecy staple"?the pickers keep right up with it as it opens. We have no corn to gather, so we are busy sowing grain. It re quires but little time to sell our 1? cents cotton, as we have short crops and it does not take much time to gather it and dispose of it. Peter Stinson, a colored farmer on Oakdale Farm, sold a hale of cotton and the seed from it last Thursday at Van Wyek which brought him something over $135. His guano and supply account was $!?2. After | paying thin he had a nice little sum to carry home. He has a couple more bales to sell which iH making him feel good, although he lost a very fine corn crop by the July; freshet. J. M. and J. E. Nisbet made a trip over to the Broad River country, looking at some thoroughored cattle. They are preparing for a cattle farm and want some blooded foundation stock, but have not purchased any as yet. Tljey are getting ready, for the coming of the boll weevil. J. H. Crenshaw made a business trip over in Chester county last Friday. While there he met some of his friends who had been in the chase with him, and he was at "home" talking foxes and hounds. M. B. Massey of Hock Hill visited his brother, R. H. Massey, last Friday. J. M. Yoder. KEPI*IHjICAN NOMINEE SPENDS ItESTFI'1, DAY Lincoln. Neb., Oct. 15.?<Charles| E. Hughes spent Sunday in Lincoln resting. He went in the forenoon j to me r irsi itnpnsr cnurcn and heard a temperance sermon by the Kev. Samuel flatten. who urged the congregation "not to forget while I voting- for Mr. Hughes to vote also' for the prohibition amendments" in Nebraska. Mr. Hughes will leave Lincoln tomorrow to conclude his campaign in this State. He will speak in Omahn tomorrow night. HOI Til CAROLINIAN FATALLY INJl ltFI) Montgomery, Ala., Oct. 15.?John P. Parker, 23. of McColl, S. C., a! member of Company C. Hlrmlng-j ^ ham . Second Regiment National Guard of Alabama, was fatally in-1 Jured early this morning when he was struck by a Western of Alabama freight train. He died this after-' noon without regaining consciousness. CATAWBA COUNTY PROJECT IS LOST VOTE IS NINE TO SIX "111 Shaped Counties" Act is Upheld and Injunction Against Survey Affirmed. Catawba county project was deffinitely defeated yesterday, when the supreme court en banc, by a vote of nine to six, upheld an adverse dertslnn holni* - - ^ ? .'V.v ? v uuncvi UU lilt; act to prevent the formation of 111shaped counties. Rock Hill was to have been the county seat. The territory was to have been portions of York, Chester and Fairfield counties. The act was sustained and the injunction affirmed by which Judge Moore forbade further proceedings under the governor's order for a survey. The style of the case was: "Septimus Massey et al, petitioners, respondents, vs. J. L. Green et al, as commissioners, respondents and appellants." Eugene H. Gary, chief justice, wrote the ruling opinion, in which R. ('. Watts, associate justice, concurred with the circuit judges: It. W. Memminger, John S. Wilson, H. F. Rice, I. W. Bowman, J. T. Mauldin, Mendel L. Smith, James K. Peurifoy. A dissenting opinion by T. B. Fraser, associate Justice, was concurred in by D. E. Hydrick, associate justice, and the following circuit Judges: George E. Prince, S. W. G. Shipp, T. E. Sease. Frank B. Gary. ' < 'OTTON HIGHEST SINCE CIVIL WAR Charlotte, N. C., Oct. 11.?Cotton records of 4ft years at this season were broken yesterday when the cotton market went to 17.35, the highest point reached in this section since the Civil War. Last week it reached the recordbreaking figure of 17 cents. Local coiton men predict that as yet the market has not reached its height. Yesterday's price means that a 500 pound bale would bring, on this market, the splendid sum of $86.25. It is even predicted that $100 per bale will be reached. The Mecklenburg crop is thought to be the shortest that the county has produced in many years. The total number of bales that the county will market is not expected to run over 13,000, as against a normal crop of 25,000 bales. FATIIKK FAFFS ( HAIU1K . Alleged to Have Killed His Two Daughters. Pensacola, Fla., Oct. 15.?The grand jury has returned two indictments charging E. J. Pudge with the murder of bis daughters, Tennie, 14, and Ethel, 11 years old. Pudge was arraigned yesterday an pleaded not guilty. The bodies of the girls were found in a deserted house in the outskirts several months ago. There also was a rifle in the cabin and a note indicating that the elder girl killed herself and sister rather than go to the poor house. PKrfKiKKKS BY BKITISH. Saloniki, Greece, Oct. 11 (via Loidon.)?British troops yesterday occupied two more towns to the east of the River Struma, in Greek Macedonia, it was announced today in an official statement issued at the British headquarters. They were Papalova and Prosenik", the latter town seven miles south of Demir-Hlssar. British mount ed troops have reached a point t*iro miles south of Seres. SKVERE FIGHTING Al/ONG TON'TIKK SKHItlW KRONT London. Oct. 15.?Serious lighting occurred Saturday along the entire Serbian front, according to a Renter dispatch from Saloniki. The Bulbars were expelled from Somme of their trenches on the left of the Cerna and Bulgarian counter attacks were repulsed. (iltEKK KING PI TS OVER MEETlVD OE DEPUTIES Athens, Oct. 14, via London. Oct. 15.?King Constantino today signed a decree postponing for one month the meeting of the Greek Chamber of Deputies which, according to the constitution was due to convene today. FAIR PREM PLEAS AF FRIDAY, OCTOBE Barberville, Pleasant Va To Take Part A Spl dial Invitation to Pleasant Valley, Oct. 17.?The people of Pleasant Valley will hold | their third annual community / fair on Friday, October 27 and it is their pleasure to extend an invitation to the people of other communities to (participate in the benefits and enjoyments of this occasion. Tliei fair will be directed to the social,) moral and educational betterment of community life and to the uplift of domestic and agricultural pursuits. It will be in the way of a general improvement of life on the farm and will afford an opportunity for the people to come into friendly rivalry with their best products of field, dairy, kitchen, pantry, needle and | fancy work. A cordial welcome will await all at the Pleasant Valley Community Fair. Blue ribbons will be attached to all articles winning highest honers. and red ribbons to those winning second place. All entries will be free and no admission charges of any kind will be charged. Farm Products Department. Directors: J. W. Hall, R. B. Wolfe, F. P. Therrell. Best peck wheat. Best peck oats. Best peck cow peas. Best peck sweet potatoes. Best peck Irish potatoes. > Best ten ears corn, i Best single ear corn. Best five stalks corn. Best stalk cotton. Best bunch turnips. Best quart sorghum syrup. Best exhibit of peanuts on vines. Best peck velvet beans. Best peck soy beans. Rest sample cow pea hay. I lte?t u in nl o alfolfn ? - - Cattle Department. Directors: T. W. Culp, D. O. Potts, W. I>. Patterson. Hesl dairy cow. Pest dairy bull. Best beef cow. Best beef bull. Best bull calf under one year old. I Best heifer calf under one year old. Swine Department. I Directors: J. Z. Bailey. R. M. Bryant. D. K. Hall. Best boar under one year old. Best boar over one year old. Best sow under one year old. 1 Best sow over one year ol'd. Best sow with litter of pigs (not less than four.) Best pair pigs under six months! '.old. florae and Mule Department. Directors: R. L. White, A. M. Hall, J. R. ?v ilson. Best single horse in harness. Best pair horses in harness. Best stallion. Best saddle horse. Best mule. Best pair mules. ,j Best mule colt under one year old. I Best mule colt between one and two years old. Best mule colt under two and I three years old. Rest horse rolt under one year old ' Best horse eolt between one and two years old. Best horse eolt between two and three years old. Poultry Department. Directors: B .J. Alexander, H. D. Patterson. F. P. Stephenson. Best pen purebred chickens (one male and three females.) Best cock. Best hen. Best pair turkeys. Best pair guineas. Orchard and (Jarden Products. Directors: J. M. Harris, Fred Patterson, T. H. Barber. Best display apples. Best display peaches. Best display pears. Best collection garden vegetables. Floral Department. Directresses: Mesdamee D. O. Potts P. R. Wolfe, S. E. Bailee, B. J. Alexander. Best Chrysanthemum. IUM LIST VALLEY R 27 THE DATE illey And Belair Schools endid Program?CorOthers to Attend. Best second chrysanthemum. Best collection of chrysanthemums. Best geranium grown this year. Best fern grown this year. Best dahlia. Best dahlia collection. t>??i - - ? - ncoi aycviuiei) oi iern. .... Household Department. Directresses: Mesdames R. M Potts. J. I'. Harris. J. D. Wolfe, O W. Potts. Rest quart canned fruit. Rest quart canned vegetables. Rest quart preserves. Rest quart fruit pickle. Rest quart vegetable pickles. Rest collection jelly. Rest collection pantry supplies. Rest catsup. Cooking Department. Directresses: Mesdames J. W. Hall. J. J. Patterson. F. P. Therrell. W. P. Norman, J. R. Patterson. Rest plain cake. Rest layer cake. Rest lightbread. Rest biscuit. Rest corn bread. Best cookies. Best pound butter. Rest pound honey. Fancy Work Department. Directresses: Mesdames J. Z. Railes, W. W. Patterson, Massev Culp. Rest tatted centerpiece. , Rest crochet piece. Rest embroidered piece. Rest towel. Best gown yoke. Girls' Sewing am) Cooking Dept. Directresses: Miss l.ula Therrell. Miss Verda Wolfe. Mrs. H. R. Wolfe. Girls 6 to 12 years old. Rest doll dress. Rest small apron. Best tatting. Girls 12 to 16 years old. Rest small towel. Rest darning. Hest patching striped material. Hest candy. Hest biscuit. Hest cookies. Better Baby <'onlest. Directresses: Mesdames W. C. McGinn, J. M. Harris, J. F. Moore. Hest baby under one year old. Hest baby under two years old. Hest baby under three years old. Hest "all-round" baby in the show. School Work. Directors: S. B. Hailes, Miss Harmon, Mrs. ('. H. Ross. Hest outline map of South Carolina. Hest history of Pleasant Valley school. Hest paper on advantages of country life. I.argest collection of wood spectmen (giving names of each specimen. ) Largest collection of weeds (giving names of each specimen.) Hest collection of insects, both helpful and harmful, giving names of each. Harherville, Pleasant Valley and Helair schools are expected to take part in the school work and this open to all students who attended lout ?r.,l ?v... ....WW. Minv jrdi nuu n iiw | II) attend next term. Mixrellnnceiis K\liil>its. Directresses: Mesdames O. W. Potts, T. W. Pulp. N. M. MoManus. Pest oolleetion of Indian relies. Pest oolleetion of Confederate money. Pest oolleetion of war time relies. Pest home made article used on the farm. Largest gourd. Largest pumkin. Largest sweet potato. Largest Irish potato. Managers of Lunch Department: W. <\ McGinn. J. It. Wolfe. Marshals: W. W. Patterson, J. P. Harris, A. K. Harris , Massey Culp. The fair will open at ft o'clock in the morning and close at 10 o'clock at night and no one will he permitted to remove any exhibits without permission from the directors. GERARD 10 BRING NEWSJtf GERMANY NO ENGAGEMENT YET President Reads Reply of Allies to United States' Protest Without Comment. Long ISranch, N. J.. Oct 15. ?It is expected that some time this i week President Wilson will discuss !the German situation with James W. Gerard, ambassador to Germany, hut no engagement had been made to jday. Thomas McCarthy, United |States Marshal in New York, form erly Mr. Gerard's secretary, was here today to see Secretary Tumulty. The President read carefully the reply of the en-tente allies to the protest of the United States on interference with American mails, >;ut jno comment was forthcoming. The President received a telegram I from Senator Ollie James of Kentucky, who has been campaigning in I the Middle West, predicting victory for Mr. Wilson. j "St. I amis day" which was to have (been observed here Tuesday, has I been cancelled. This was Mrs. Wilson's birthday land tonight a family birthday dinner ! was held at Shadow Lawn. Th" President gave Mrs. Wilson a diamond and platinum brooch which he bought here yesterday. 1". S. DKSTROVKH GKTS A Hl'ltltV < 'A I.I. OFF M A IN K liar Harbor, Maine, Oct.. 15.? The abrupt recall of a liberty party from the destroyer McDougall and the ship's subsequent departure at full speed today suggested important developments in connection with the warship's neutrality patrol. Early this afternoon she put in here from Kastport and gave shore leave to a |party of her sailors. Four blasts of |the ship's whistle soon recalled them and the last boat load had hardly reached the destroyer's side when Ishe steamed out of the harbor. PKKSIDKNT WILL MAKE TllltKK Sl'i:i:< IfKS IN CHICAGO Chicago. Oct. 15. President Wilson will deliver three addresses while in Chicago next Thursday. His first public appearance will be at tinPress Club of Chicago, where he will he entertained at luncheon. In the afternoon he will address a non partisan mass-meeting of women at | the Auditorium and in the evening will speak at the third annual meetling of the new Citizens' Allegiance | Association at IJcxter Pavilion. Pnlion Stock Yards. I JAPAN STARTS INQUIRY OF AMKKK AN (OVTKACT Tokio, Oct. 15.?Admission was made at the foreign office today that the Japanese government had instituted an inquiry into the granting by the Chinese government of part of the Grand Canal in Shantung province to the Sieme-Carey Company of St. Paul, Minn. Japanese officials declared no protests had yet been lodged hv Japan with the Chinese government against Uhe American railroad project, taut would not discuss the future action ,of the government. AM Kit (CAN AVIATOR SHOOTS FIFTH M AC II INK Paris, Oct. 15. Sergeant Luvbery of New Haven. Conn., member of the Franco-American flying corps shot down his fifth German adver sary last Thursday, according t?? an official statement issued here today. The incident occurred during an aerial raid on the Mauser works at Oberndorf. It is added that the French aircraft co-operated most efficiently in the fighting south of the River Somme yesteitay. A "IlKM lilt A \ I>T" IS KOM> TO KltlCK I'MHt $250,000 New York, Oct. IB.?Henry 0 Friek has bought Rembrandt's painting, "An Old Woman Reflecting Over the Lecture." for $250,000. it became knowr. here tonight. This makes the fourth Rembrandt in Mr. Frick'a art collection and is said to |bring the amount he has spent for art works in the last year up to approximately $2,300,000, The canvas has been in the collection of Jules Forges of Paris for f>0 years, and wan painted in 1649. BIG QUESTIONS FORMKION ORDER ALONU BORDER Southern Republic Unable to Satisfy United States of Ability to Conform. Atlantic City, N. J.. Oct. 15.? Members of the Mexican-American joint commission appeared today to have little hope that their work would be finished for at least another week. Their conferences will be resumed tomorrow. The Mexicans have not been able thus far to satisfy the American re presentatives that their government, unassisted, ran maintain such order along the border as will safeguard I life and property of Americans. Unofficial information reaching here indicated it was not improbable (Jen. Carranza's impatience at tlie failure of the American government to withdraw t,en. Pershing's troops might cause him to send to the state department at any time a communication that would give the conference a new aspect. The Mexicans have been told repeatedly that until a satisfactory method of control has been adopted the question of the withdrawal can. not be discussed, and Villa's activities have been cited as sufficient for reason for this. CIVIC IJEAOVK VE11Y ACTIVEPlans Much Work for Future?Cominitters Named and Work Outlined. At a recent called meeting of all chairmen of the Civic League, the |membership was divided in the foll low ing : City Beautiful. Mrs. J. B. Mackorell, chairmanMrs. I). Reece Williams. Mrs. Ernest Moore. Mrs. ('has. D. Jones, Mrs. Lerov Springs. Mrs. Nathan Hirsch, Mrs. Robt. C. Brown. Library. Mrs. T. V. Williams, chairman. Miss Annie CJregory, Mrs. J. T. Wvlie, Mrs. T. K. Funderburk, Mrs. J. M. Madra. Mrs. A. P. McLure, Miss Juanita Neely. Sanitat ion. Mrs. W. 1'. Davis! chairman. Mrs. (!. M. Plyler. Mrs. Myers, Mrs. Perry Bennett. Mrs. John Edwards, Mrs. Robt. Horton, Mrs. Deese. Social Service. Miss Juanita Wvlie chairman Mrs. (;? <). Williams. Mrs. J. M. Hood, Mrs. iiuuh Murchison, Mrs. W. F. Lnney, Mrs. Harry Hirsch, Mis? Betty Brown. Public Health. Mrs. M. R. McCardlel, chairman,. Mrs. Lizzie Crawford, Mrs. H. H. Horton. Mrs. J fi. Blackmon, Mrs_ John Stewnian, Mrs. L. C. Lazenby.. Flay tiround. Mrs. It. K. Wylie, chairman, Miss Annie Witherspoon. Miss Ethel Brock, Miss Eva Hough, Miss Joe Foster. Miss Jennings, Miss Etta ^Skipper. Schools. Mrs. Ira B. Jones, chairman, Mrs. W. P. Robinson, Mrs. Berry Cauthen. Mrs. Millen Lathan, Mrs. T. E. Hilton. Mrs. E. M. Croxton, Misa Agnes Bryan. Mrs. J. I). Funderbu rk. Entertainment. Mrs. W. 1). Craig, chairman. Miss Margaret Moore. Miss Johnnie Mae , Lynch. Miss Jessie Lee Blackmon, Mrs. J. II. Pong, Mrs. Lola Crawford, Mrs. W. E. Taylor. The Civic League at its October meeting endorsed compulsory school attendance ami will ?% ? * fort to secure it. Mrs. W. 1). Craig. Sec. HAI'TIST T<> MK.KT IN ORANtiKKl Rfi The Baptist Woman's Missionary j Union of South Carolina will meet ' with the Orangeburg church. Nov.. 7th to 10th, 1916. \Kach church, having three or more organizations is entitled to three delegates, one for Woman's Missioanry Society, one to represent Y. W. A.'s and G. A.'s and one for Royal Ambassadors and Sunbeams. A full delegation is urged. Reduced rates will be given provided the delegation exceeds two .hundred. Detailed information regarding this will be given later. Send names of delegates at once to Mrs. George E. Davis. Orangeburg,. 8. C.