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f" > pr LOCAL NEWS \ nr nrjurrm unrnrf ur ulinlkhl imtKt; RECENT HAPPENINGS CITY AND COUNTY. Doings of People in Which . Sections of Lancaster County Are Interested. Cotton was soiling on the Lane; tor market th;s morning at IS cents per pound and a number of f; mers were soiling at that figure. 1A tenant house on the premises "W. P. Plyler, just in the rear of 1 Plyler residence, was entirely i stroyed by fire Into Tuesday evonh The financial loss will not he large. Mrs. "l,eroy S. Davidson of Camd and Mrs. Ilattlo McKay of Camd spent a few hours in Lancaster W< nosday. They came here on a sh< ping expedition and returned to th homes Wednesday afternoon. C. H. Crawford and W. T. Itla< mon have eonsolidated the ostahlii ment they have been conducting Main street with The Lancaster T partnient Store Company and t gentlemen mentioned are. now cc nected with the latter mercantile 1 ' tabllshment. Orthodox Hebrews In Lancnsl spent yesterday in observing "I rim" which is the Jewish thanksg ing day. This day is unlike m< Jewish 'holidays and stores are lowed to remain open and those c: ing to do so can engage in busino It Is a day of merry-making and jol ficntion with Jews the world dver. Col. Leroy Springs, the delegi chosen from the Lancaster Chaml of Commerce, attended the meetl ui iiif iMiruiB I I?iin ixmru 111 \ mu bia yesterday, this board being co posed of three IT. S. Cabinet ofllre Lancaster people are ninoh in hoy that Colutni)ia may sueeeed in hi ing the plant located in that city a are willing to extend all possible a Tt. X. McDowell of Columbia, B. Oladden of Chester and J. Harley of Columbia were in Lancasi Wednesday, all guests at the Ro1 Hotel. Since the trestle over t Southern railroad at Catawba v washed away a number of travel! men have he*n unable to reach L? caster but Wednesday night the ho was filled and today there are number of guests at the local est: lifhments. Manager Parr of the Star Theal lias announced that he has boohed new and wonderfully patriotic ser story for production at his theat The picture is entitled "Liberty" a has made a hit all over the count' The exnct date on which the first i stallment will be shown here, has r yet been announced. The Star h n splendid program for tonight. I morrow and Monday. Clyburn Wilson. Miss Sadie Vis and Miss Ida Cauthen were amo he Lancaster people attending t funeral of \trs. C. Bridges Hcnth Springs Thursday. Befr mo eel n c*o \T ea Tl rLI irou uroa \l A^aura Therrlll and she liad doze of friends In this city. She dl Wednesday and the funeral servl and interment took place at Ilea Springs Thursday. H. C. Steele of Lancaster. Route was in the city Wednesday on bu pegs. Mr. Steele "lives* at home a boards at the snme place." He sn that regardless of what the count may do about going to war. he st has plenty of hoc and hominy on 1 plantation to last him for the i mainder of the year and that he not worrying about where provislo will come from. Court of Genernl Sessions for La caster county will convene next Me day morning at 1ft o'clock with Jud S. W. G. Shinp presiding. There a a number of important cases to . called for trial at this term and mn than the usual amount of interest j tachos to this term. In addition, new members of the Grand Jury w assume their duties for the year. F< lowing the conclusion of crlmin court. Court of Common Pleas will in aession here for a week. A contract has boon let by t owners of the Royal Motel bulbil for a number of improvements on t Interior of tbe bulldlner. The roo? will all be repainted and renovate fV/* vooH "-ork done over, *he fnri ture rehauled and some new fun turn added, and tbe entire bulldl: screened. Thla will make The Roy one of the beat amall hotels in t State. It ia understood that tbe co tract for the painting and decoratli haa been let to Mollis Morton. A wedding of interest to people all parts of the county took place the Baptist parsonage in Dancnst Tuesday night when Miss Klla Roof of Columbia became the hri of Dr. T. J. Strait. The ceremo was performed by Dr. J. H. Thav< pastor of the Baptist church. Mi Strait/has been a nurse in the Sta hospital in Columbia and Dr. Stri *40) f formed his acquaintance with h while he Was superintendent of th insi mmon. iney win niase mi home In Lancaster. Because of the fact that bovci members of the Board of Qoverno were absent from the city Thursdc It was determined that the meetl planned to make arrangements f reorganizing the Chamber of Co merce will be postponed until n< week. The Board of Governors w take up every feature of the proji sltlon and consider various ways a means for arousing Interest Jn a n< and greater Chamber of Commer for Lancaster. Business men of t city predict that the effort will ? entirely succsaful and that i Chamber of Commerce will he eratlon here within less than it ,lay8\| Lancaster people are much * estetl in the announcement c Ifrom Washington to the effec all postmasters will hereafter IN t? ml for their positions undei jservice rules. Applicants for [tions as postmaster will hi stand a civil service exnminatin 11He applicant making the h score will be appointed. Tliei a number of appointments I fifth Congressional district sc 'expire end as the new ruling v (into effect on April 1, it is pre! that a horde of candidates wi j,sV, pear for the position at almost postofflce in the district. mPresent' Indications are th: church auditorium and thn ci ? iPrus "rni1 'v ( t ool room of ih< ho r;iS(0r Methodist church will be to its capacity Sunday morning llR- Malcolm It. Patterson, formerly error of Tennessee, will deiiv ion address here under the ausph nn the South Carolina Antl-S F.eague. Governor Patterson ' _ as one of the foremost platforr (>i,. tors in America and his m< Sunday morning will he inter* The service will beein promp ?lc- tl o'clock. There will he no ? ?7\- sion fee charged and a cordial on tation has been issued the pul ->o- attend. ht. ; H SOCIAL NEWS Lor *u :>Pt + SOCIAL ( Alt al~ + FOR WKKK-K *r" * 3S. Ill- *f4 (ilndyx M. Jones, Social F<li h Phono 4 I. *te 4' Friday, March !>th. jcr *t* Mrs. Ira II. Jones., Sr., Fri nij + Afternoon Rook Club. m- + Saturday. March 10th. m- + Miss Juanita Wylle, Satur rs. + Rridge Cub. >es 4* Miss Ruth Mackev, ftirtlu iv- + + + + + + + + + + + + + + LA OIKS A 1I> SOCIETY ' MKT TI FSDAY \FTKRNOO> C. The Ladies Aid Society of I H. ft- P- church met at the home o tm Ira ft. Jones. Sr., on Tuesds /al 4:00 p. m. The Union progn ho Foreign Missions was effectivel as tied out, Including some most np esting original essays. Then f m fd a general discussion of F tel Missions nnd Missionaries. De a refreshments were served, ib- j LOVELY DINNER re I'OU VISITORS. | a Mrs. Tra ft. .Tones. Sr.. crave a ial s'x-course dinner in honor < re. house guests. Mesdames A. ft. nn Chester. W. II. Flennikeri J ry. .K. Flllott of Wi"?shoro. at her In- on Thursday. Those present 10T .VI osu allies IM I lOT T , flPnillKPTl as Briee, W. S. Patterson. Oh [o .Tones, Eoln Heath Crawford at Tt. Jones, Jr. | ??? MISS FRAYSER SPOKE he TO CIVIC IJE XGI'E. ii, At a meetine of the Civic T ire he'd at the Chamber of Com Isa offices Wednesday afternoon ns Mary E Frayser of W'nthroi en letre made a most interestlnt: Ice dress. Her snhlect was "How th We Can Ameliorate the Conditi iOnr Women n"d Children." snoke authoritatively on the wi f"l imnetus reeentlv given to t hi- olsl industrial work which is nd on In South Carolina, ya rv1 ? ii; ?rm?OE T EAOI'E lis TO IT WE T \<5 i> \ V. re- The Lartcasfer Foual S'j is I.eacrue met at the Chamber of na n.erce rooms at 4' 10 n m. on ' day. At ih's me?-.t'ntr 't was d to ho'd Tag Tla" on Field Da\ n~ dav. March 30th. Tt was a'f 'n"'nonneo(J that Mrs. Tra R. .Tone would e've to the T,pju?tie a St rP' rlrk's Tea on FHdav, March "e from 4 to 6 o. m. and from 8 :,'p m 111 TT. T>. C. CHOSE al- ; w t it'<; OFFICERS. ial : The Ann .Taekson Chanter ? he ftn'ted Dauehfers of the Confe* I met at the home of Miss Ells Sowell on Thursday afternoon, he officers were elected as fo nR Misses Tiiicia Murehison. pres he Paris Elliott, vice nrcsident; ns r?orfor. seerctarv TTcicn Mackc al. runond'ni' secretary; T.aura f li- Wl'ilams. treasurer and Vildre ii- 1'nfs. hlstopfnu. Jee cream ant n>. were enjoyed. ral . he ?o MRS. ?PRT\OS CAVE ng DFT-I'dlTlTT, U NPHFOX I On Wednesday at 1 o'olook a Hfn'lv appointed luncheon wns In'l"* Mi-h. Serines In honor < ntjTrtothor Mrs. T. M. Jones r er'Inskl. Tonn. The rpoenthnn rooi B. elaborately decorated In plft fl. tlolTo tho darkened dlnlncr room tl ny, ver-shaded candles oast a so jr. d'anoe ovor table and pne< rs.|oiuny lnoe lunrhoon sot wns us itolhnro maborany table. whllo n lit! basket flllod with evnulslte O or roses formod tho oontor niooo. at motif of Snphrona pink was ur sir throughout tho dooorntlons [loonu. which ronolndod with a j11 fill loo oourso of frozen rose a! forward tho guests wore Invite ?rs;tho llvlnp room whore coffo iy. noured. Those Invited to shsn nc Spring's hospitality wore: Tho or siirst, Mrs. T. M. Jones, Miss m-jF.. Fraysor of Wlnthrop College 'ii.Ira Tl. Jones, Sr. and her 111 guests. Mesdnmes T. K. Elliot >o- w. H. Flonnlkon of Wlnnsbort nd a. p. Brio? of rhestor. Mrs. \ 5W rot Mlnter of Baltlmoro, M?s ce H. R. Murohlson, T. Y Wll he Ernest Moore, L?. C. Piyaeur he Chas. D. Jones. PPMNmMMMMMMN *> THE LANOASTKK NEWS x new '/mT; J PERSONALS g? Inter-' Miss Betty Brown, who is vlsltinv ominR 'n Fnion,- will leave Monday for t that Florida. . eon- Miss Mary Gill Kayos of Roek Hill r eivn is spending a few days with Mrs. J. post- L. 1'oapr. ive to Mrs. Elizabeth T. Crawford has rout and turned front a visit to her sisters in Igliest valdosta. Ga. and 'Pumps. Flo. !e *\rf" Messrs. Julian Ross. Raton Horton In and Tent Funderburk "returned liort > " from Washington last night. uimed Mrs. R. P. Hovton 'oft Thu'edsv 11 ap- f?r the Rod: Hill intlrmarv to u derovcry cn treatment, accompanied by h- r husband. * ^ M'ss Eugenia Mobloy of Heath u Sprin-*s has returned home fter ,' i spending a fe-v days with her u u Mrs. Martin Cauthen. taxed when Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Wylle are the v gov- week-end guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. er an W. Mien of New Haven, Vonn., at ?os of the Jefferson in Columbia. saloon Ernest Beaty is spending a few ranks ,jayS with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. n oia- Boat y, before returning to Daessaee vj(jj,on ('0]ir^o to resume his studies. ?sting. tlv at Mesdames A. I1. Briee of Chester, idmis- W. II. Flenniken and T. K. Elliott I invt- of Wlnnsboro are the guests at the >lic to house partv of Mrs. Ira B. Jones, Sr. I?? ! When Croup Comes gg Treat Externally Tho old method of dosing delieato littis stomachs with nauseous drugs is wrong and harmful. Try tho external treatment 4* ?Vick's "Vny-O-Uub" iSulvo. Just rub a \l> d* over tho thr? ..t and t best. 'J1', v iporn, released by tie: > >dy heat, lot,.- 71 ti e * choking phlojun end t uo tlie di' a.it ior, <v Mvntiiin A 1 ; ' v . ; 4> KnsdalM p, . Bo, . or 11.00, VP& 'S' I I ? I BUSINESS NlmCES|?j + # * FOU SALE CHEAP?Four pood mules, will soil cheap for cash or credit. J. C. Edwards. 4t-np. (he A. FOR SALE?7 00 bushels of Hurt tm on | oats, the only safe varie.y for lv car-1 planting in the spring, guaranteed oHow' termination 9!> per cent 0.S cents ore'icn' l>er *ulf,ho1 ,n a?y quantity F. (). licious H. Lesslie. Shipment day order received. Gettys and Lcssll?. i 3t-pd. | tovolv STOLEN From Urowu nf lier Plantation, near New Hope Price' church, one white bull pup about ind I. sjx months old. Answers to name were' Nero. Slightly deaf. Plume nnrt 188-3 or notify J. '1. Carter, Latins. D. caster. Route No. 3. 2t-pd. rid Ira FOR SALF. -One Mule, foui years old. home raised, broken. If not sold before Monday will offer to the highest bidder at Lancaster o-: league that date. A. J. Dunlap. lt-pd. merre , Miss pi|eg Cured 6 ^ 14 Days r Your dniKcist wi!l refund money if TAZO OINTMENT fails to cure nnv case of Itchir.jj, ' Rest , Blind, Hlcedinij or l't t ndinn Piles in6to!4days ons of The firot appl.cui.ou l".:\se a.id Rest. 50c She Z<]Z\ aUMMHMaSBBKVinEv goine ? i WE J rhe- ? If T7rt s 1 1 io on- 9 X^Nf J s. Sr.. 9 / S i( > rill " \ A v i! i M ON 'jX! I A v/ JL v. cor- B3 'ilhort ? mi S C mall loans beau- 5 ^ar Riven H >f rn- 5 chant is at times obliged m wn? I Pf !p #hi- S assistance. This is when ft ra !ort on S strong bank is helpful. nllvor "coi'm S tors and also a bank for llfortti 2 InI ing' 1 into ?* "* B You are cordiall i Mrs. B m!I? 5 y?ur checking at . Mr*. 5 hott*o S >'. ni S The Bank i S LANCAS' liamn. fM FRIDAY, MARCfa 9, 1917. ANY CHEST COLD MA Y BRING Bronchitis or Tonsilitis The irritating, tickling cough . affects the lung tissue and wears down nature's power to res^ disease germs. M.OITS EMULSION suppresses the cold, allays the inflammation, steadily removes the irritation and rebuilds the resistive power to prevent lung trouble. SCOTT'S has done more t f?r bronchial troubles than l(r-ir any other one medicine. Ill A /f contains no alcohol. jUQji* Scott & liownc, Illoomfieid, N. J. 16-10 seiwirJMT.v^vxv.-'' % wc.rr>uvjr.'Aj,-ar om -v>? in?ww? The' t?.r Theatre Program for V J Friday, Saturday and i.'onday j rt'c ptH scnt u 'Mclnt I'ro- I (taction In five* recl>, Pidgcn Is!and Starring Harold I.or';wood and May Allison. Tills is a rral feature. For Saturday we have secured a splendid Circus Picture, , sure to make a hit with our audienees. The Jockey of Death This picture is produced by the international and is in five reels. William Fox's Drama of Kei \ cage. A Woman's Honor Will la* our offering Monday. This rs a gripping drama of heart interest and Fox has never released a picture more calculated to please. I COM I N O TO OUR THIvXTIlK AT AN KAKIjY DATIi, T1IF fJKKAT PATRIOTIC SKRIAI LIBERTY THE STAR THEATRE "llouic of (iiioiI I'icfurcs." 1 ^AN j pfcv l t i/ t; Si are a feature g Jr. F.v^rv mflu-. 2 <+ w* y AI1V1 J m u to call on his bank for 9 e dealing with a large and This is a bank for deposiktt borrowers of good stand- is I i y invited to have : :count here. I of Lancaster x TER, S. C. | 1 illlllHIBIIIIIINI ? ? 1 v* +*+ +** **++** *z* * * K** y *+* ? % f V J Seems certain for South C J V But Ave should worry. \ The delicious Thirst Que V and Cold), served at our Foi > make old John Barley Cor V of himself. Never waste a good thirst * * drink. X OURS IS THE BE? 1 LANCASTER PIT ON THE CORNEB Jk. LANCASTER'S LEADIN We intend to put Sale Beginning S MORNING that will ] sensation among < j erous Lady Custo Very heavy pure Silk Crepe d< very newest shades; also Blues, . full 40 inches wide, worth $1.65 Sale Price $1.25 Yi Extra heavy, all Silk Messalii wide, in all the very best shad value? Sale Price 98 Cen Skinner's" guaranteed 36 in< Satin, 90c value? Sale Price 69 Cenl 1 Ilalutai Silk, heavy quality, ] colors, 65c quality? Sale Price 45 Ceni Extra Speci I 36-inch Plaid and Striped Si 1 for Skirts. Beautiful assortme 1 patterns, worth $1.75 and $2.00 \ Special for this Sale $1.! 36-inch all Silk Pongee, sold I $1.00? Sale Price 69 Cer 36-inch fine all Silk Oro de Lo] 5 host Spring colors, strictly $1.7": | Sale Price $1.39 36-inch all Silk Mcssaline, ver (juality. Never sold for less thi ? sale?Navy, White. Light Blue. I 79 Cents Yard. A big lot of Short Lengths, ? Stripes and Figures at 1-3 off for | Remember all these & I best qualities, colors a I Come early to tl I SALE for we intenc this the Best Sale o ROBINSON - CLC LANCASTER'S LEADIN ' . > ? ?RY" | " X Carolina, T Y nclios (IIot JL f intnin, will V n as^-miod t T . en a ]xnii- > ? % 3T. A T ARMACY | V . . . ? v .1 1 irgains, I i> 7 ins. \ TG STORE. on a Silk ATURDAY i create a I 3ur nummers. I 3 Cliine, in all the ! Black and White, 4 yard? j ird. j io, full 36 inches os, strictly $1.25 its. ; lies wide heavv ; n ts. j iii all desirable ts. j al ; k, very desirable at of colors and d ard? J 29 Yard. ? everywhere for \ its. o ndres, in the very i > seller? I v line finish and in $1.25, for this *4 Miik and Green? * r . 5: in solids, Plaids, | ^ mer price. | T iilks are the % nd patterns " lis GREA1 ; >* 1 to make IE if the year. ?UD CO. | G STORE. I "1