Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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SHORT LOCAL NEWS OF GENERAL INTEREST RECENT HAPPENINGS IN CITY AND COUNTY. Doings of People in Which All Sections of Lancaster County Are Interested. Communion service will be held at the Lancaster Presbyterian church next Sunday morning, at which time the sermon will be preached by Rev. H. R. Murchison,. the pastor. The pulpit of the Lancaster Baptist church will be tilled next Sunday morning by Dr. C. C. .Brown of Columbia. A cordial invitation is is sued the public to attend tne service. James Cauthen of Dry Creek and Robert Usher of the Dixie section are ir Greenville where they are serving as Jurors in the federal court for the Western District of South Carolina. They will be in attendance on court for probably a fortnight. The annual tiaster dance of the Lancaster Cotillion Club is to take place in the Mackey Opera House tonight. A number of guests from other towns will be In the city for the night and the Faster dance promises to be the most elaborate ball of the year. Sidney Bailey, the young man who was seriously injured in the Jones' Cross Roads tragedy, has been brought home from the Fennell Infirmary in Rock Hill, where he has been undergoing treatment. It is understood that his condition remains very grave. The Lamb Tailoring Company has secured the services of J. P. Harrell of Canton, N. C., an experienced tf llor and presser. The company has also purcnased a steam pressing outfit, which is shortly to be in place, and other decided improvements will b- made in the Lamb service. Dozens of American flags made their annearanre in Linroainr Hnr. ing the last week, almost every business house and office displaying from cne to a half dozen. Almost every man on the street wore a small American flag in his buttonhole and patriotism appears to be running high. Shortly after 5 o'clock Wednesday afternoon a barn belonging to W. J. Cunningham was completely ('est eyed by Are. The building contained a small amount of feed stuff at the tirnq. but no stock. Mr. Cunningham said yesterday that the origin of the Are was a mystery to him. The loss will be small, with no insurance Lancaster county's share of the fund appropriated as State Aid for the Rural Graded Schools will this year amount to $5,900 and that sum Is now in the hands of the county treasurer for distribution to the va-! rious schools of the county. It is said that the work being done by the rural schools of Lancaster county will compare very favorably with that of any other county in the State. Klliot Springs, u member of the Junior class at Princeton University, has offered his services as a member of the aviation crops, according to information reaching Lancaster yesterdav. Mr Rnrinira ia a anr> nt Cnl '?" 1 Leroy Springs of Lancaster and is a ; graduate of Culver Military school one of the famous military schools of the United States. A number of the young men from Harvard. Princeton and Yale have offered their services to the government. Pensions will be paid to old soldiers of Lancaster county this year in a sum amounting to $5,382, funds for which will shortly be in the hands of the county treasurer. This amount Is slightly larger than that of last year and this year two classes heretofore drawing $29 pach will receive $30 each instead. This is due to the fact that several veterans have'died since last year and the fact that a small sum was left from the pension appropriation of las', year. Rumors of all sorts relative to German spies are being heard on the streets of Lancaster almost every day. The latest report hoard hero was to the effect that a foreigner who was here several days ago with a monkey and a hand organ had been arrested in Rook Hill and when the organ was taken to pieces it was found that a motion picture machine was inside and that moving pictures had been made of all the principal Industrial plants of Lancaster. Later investigation revealed that this report was absoluetly untrue and without foundation. ' ' jjjjj THI Lancaster cotton buyers were offering 20 cents per pound for cotton this morning. Most buyers believe that the price will continue to ad-, vance. O. C. Wagner of Newton, N. C.,' has accepted a position as operator I lor t,he Western Union Telegraph cotmpany here. Mr. Wagner sue-' c?-eds J. Edgar Payseur, who has I held the position for several years. | Douglas church is making elaborate preparation for an Easter Egg Hunt to be held Saturday afternoon I 'at 4 o'clock. On Sunday evening at ; 7 o'clock a special Easter service will i be held. Both occasions promise to | be very interesting. In the last issue of The Lancaster j News it was noted that Willis Linder had gone to Great Kails. A telegram reached him upon his arrival t at Fort Lawn en route to Great Falls, calling him to duty as cavalryman at Lincolnton, N. C. Mr. Linder returned to' Iyancaster that date and has since left for Lincolnton. Three very interesting services will be held at the Lancaster Methodist < church next Sunday. At the morning hour the pulpit will be filled by ( J. Paul Patton of Columbia College, j in the afternoon the District Quarterly Conference will be conducted by jltev. E. S. Jones, presiding elder for ' ithis district, and at the evening { hour Mr. Jones will preach. Methodists of the city are much interested | jin all three services. ! Police officials of Lancaster yesterday received a request from govern- < ment authorities to be on the watoh- 1 lout for H. Grady Webb, a train rob- I ber who escuped from United States l( Marshals in Charlotte Wednesday' inight. Webb was being taken to the | federal prison in Atlanta. Ga., and! made his escape from train No. 35 * :of the Southern railway. His de- I iscription, as sent to the Lancaster! police, is as follows: 33 years of t age, 5 feet 10 inches in height, 189 t pounds in weight, black hair, clean! .shaved, heavy eyebrows, nail on thumb of one hand split. When last 'seen was attired In a dark suit and 1 wore a soft black hat. A reward is] :offered for information leading to ] the capture of the criminal. I | ' I I EE I con A I ururp I m I 1 i eb | oviiHL nr.tv a | m | * i SOCIAL CALENDAR , FOR WEEK-END Gladjg M. Jones, Social Editor, 1 Phone 44. ' Friday, April 6? Cotillion Club dance, Mackey Opera House. ( Saturday, April 7? Georgia Derrick. Mission Hand. ( 4 p. m. , Mrs. M. C. Cunningham, in + thonor of Misses Gault and Wal ker, Rook, 4 p. m. + + + U. I>. C. MET WITH MRS. W. K. TAYI/OR. I I The Lancaster Chapter of the U. 1). C. held its monthly meeting at the residence of Mrs. W. E. Taylor on Thursday afternoon. After prayer, i roll call, reading of the minutes and various business discussions and reports. a Red Cross Unit was organized. with Mrs. M. R. MeCardell as chairman. Delegates to attend the | District Conference at Columbia, May 4th, were elected as follows: Mesd&mes O. C. Blackmon and W. P. j , Daviq. with Mesdames W. H. Millen and G. M. Plyler as alternates. De-', licious Ice cream and cake were served Just before the meeting adjourned to next meet with Mrs. G. J. Derrick I CIVIC LEAGUE HELD MONTHLY MEETING. The Lancaster Civic League held its monthly meeting at the Chamber of Commerce offices on Wednesday afternoon. After Mrs. Rembert's talk on Prevention of Tuberculosis in South Carolina, the league expressed their gratitude and interest by giving to the State Camp for Tuberculosis, located in Columbia, ten dollars. The following officers were then elected: Mrs. R. C. llrown. president; Mrs. T. Y. Williams, first vice president; Mrs. Chas. D. Jones, second vice president; Mrs. Walter I)avist secretary, and Mrs. W. P. Robinson, treasurer. Mesdames R. C. Brown and Leroy Springs, with Miss Margaret Moore as alternate, were elected delegates to the Federation of Women's Clubs to he held at Hartsville. March 17th and 18th. It was decided that Better Babies Contests would be held in town and at the I^ancaster Cotton 'Mills during the last week of May. i TO PLAN CO-OPERATION. London, April 4.?The Westminister Oaxette says an important political mission will start for America as soon as possible to discuss the work of co-operating in the war. S LANCASTER NEWS FR1 B | PERSONALS | 83 | John I. Bowers of Kershaw is in the city today. Edward Halle of Liberty spent yesterday in town. A. P. McLure returned Wednesday from .Washington, D. C. < Mr. and Mrs. L. C. Payseur are visiting in Columbia. 1 Miss Bernice Mackev of Heath ( Springs spent Wednesday in town I W. E. Gibson of Charlotte spent ( Wednesday in Lancaster on business. ( J. I. Sabiston of Charlotte. N. C.. i Mas here on business this week. 3 L. C. Lazenby attended U. S. court J In Greenville this week. M. C. Dowling of Greenville was a 1 business visitor in town this week. J Miss Mary Locke Barron of Due West college is at home for Eastei. Miss Juanita Sowell of Winthrop ; college 1b spending Easter at home, j M. W. Davis of Marion was in the ' city yesterday, a guest at the Royal tiotel. ' H. W. Bagger of Charleston has , been spending several days in Lan- , :aster. S. R. Lathan of Chester is spendng a few days in the city on busi- 1 ness. Miss Katherine Taylor of Ilick>ry, N. C., is the guest of Miss Mayme Mackey. ' Miss Naomi Derrick of Winthrop college is spending Easter at home, ibopping. C. M. Scott of Charlotte has been j (pending severul days in the city on ^ )usiness. Miss Jean Lindsay of Camden is ! he guest of Mrs. Frank Harper for J he dance. t Messrs. Starnes and Simpson of % IVaxhaw, N. C., speut yesterday in own. i enr. ami mrs. J. A. KUUlHlil or . Kdgemont, N. C., have returned to ( .heir home. 1 Mr. and Mrs. Leroy Springs have ' returned home from New York and ^ Washington. ( i C. D. Jones has returned from [Jreenvtlle, where he has been in attendance on Federal court. W. J. Elliott of Columbia was ] among the visitors spending yester- | lay in the- city. , R. E. Parrlsh of Columbia is 1 among the business visitors in the 1 city for a few days. Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Robinson, Jr., , of Chester, will spend Easter with . the former's parents. . E. M. Kennedy, auditor of the i Western Union Telegraph company. ( was in town this week. 1 Mrs. A. H. Green left Thursday for Rock Hill, where she will spend Easter with her son, Gibbe Green. Misses Izma Gault and Obera Walker of Winthrop college are the guests of Mrs. M. C. Cunningham. Mrs. A. J. Gregory is spending Easter witli her father. 11. V. Morton, in Winston-Salem. N. C. Miss Marguerite Sapp of Columbia is spending the week-end with her parents. Dr. and Mrs. W. H. Sapp. Mr. and Mrs. M. P. Johnson and Miss Zelma Johnson will motor to their home in Asheville, N. C., this ft eek. 4 Misses Floride Langston of Darlington and Virginia Taylor of Camden are the guests of Mrs. Ira B. Jones, Jr., for the dance tonight. F. M. Burnett of Greenville, a representative of the Southeastern Life Insurance company, was In Lancaster Tuesday afternoon in the interest of his company. Mrs. Ada Hough took her daugh- ' ter, Miss Inez Hough, to John HopK'ns, Baltimore, Md., Wednesday for treatment. Mr. and Mrs. M. H. Johnson and Miss Zelma Johnson will leave tomorrow for their summer home in Asheville, where they will spend the t next few months. They expect to make the trip by motor. j ' ? 1 M ^ Fiw 4 j *31 Qbm ? 'IMr m [l] | ui 3B|MB [DAY, APRIL 6, 1917, MACKEY ENTERED A PLEA OF GUILTY Former Bank Cashier Is Sentenced to Serve Six Years. Iu United States Federal Court for the Western District of South Carolina, in session at Greenville with Judge Joseph T. Johnson presiding. Curtis Mackey appeared yesterday and entered a plea of guilty to the change of embezzling funds Tom the First National Bank of Lancaster. A plea was made to the court for leniency and after a short ieliberation .Inrt?o iv,?- ? ? - UVMIIiniUU I III pOSt'Cl sentence on the defendant of six rears In the Federal penitentiary at Atlanta. Mr. Markey will at once jegin to serve the sentence. The facta In thiB case are already familiar to Lancaster News readers. Mr. Mackey had been connected with .he First National Bank of Lancaster since its organization in 1905, beginning his duties as collector when i youtih in knee trousers. He was promoted several times and finally >n the first of January of this year le was made cashier of the bank. 3hortly after that time, a National Bank Fx a miner came to Lancaster ind discovered a shortage in the ?oung man's accounts amounting to approximately $25,500. rOUNG MEN WILL FORM COMPANY I.ancaster Citizens Would Have Company of the National Guard. Within the last few days the oung men of l^aucaster county have vinced decided interest in army ser ice and a number of them have siglified their willingness to join the National Guard of South Carolina, t number have already attached heir signature to an agreement vhich states that they will serve during the duration of the war witn Jermany." An effort is now being mule to secure authority from the >roper quarters to organize a Lan aster company of the South Uaroina National Guard and when this uxthority is secured, a mass meeting vlll be called of all the young men ^f the community desiring to atfilate with the organization. WOMAN Cl'ltKS HOItSU COI/IC. The men were away as usual. The tiorse was bad. A lone woman could not "drench" in the old way. She jailed up a neighbor and her men ?vere away?but: "We have Farris [!olic llemedy that you drop on the tiorse'B tongue," says Mrs. Neighbor. she came over and dropped Farris 2olic Remedy on the horse's tongue ind the horse was well when the men came home. Moral: Get Farris Colic Remedy so the women can jure horse colic. We sell it at 50 rents a bottle on the Money Rack Plan.?Adv. Lancaster Mercantile Co. o 1NTKKKST IN CONVENTION. Lancaster members of the Junior Order, United American Mechanics, ire anticipating with interest the hstrict convention to he held here text Wednesday, April 11. This district is composed of Lancaster and Chester counties and lodges in all the towns of the two counties will send ielegates. How's This? We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for any case of Catarrh that cannot be cured by Hall's Catarrh Medicine. Hall's Catarrh Medicine has been taken tjy" catarrh sufferers for the past thirtyfive years, and has become known as the most reliable remedy for Catarrh. Hall's Catarrh Medicine acts thru the Blood on the Mucous surfaces, expelling the Polson from the Blood and healing the diseased portions. After you have taken Hall's Catarrh Medicine for a short time you will see & great Improvement tn your general health. Start taking Hall's Catarrh Medtclne at once and get rid of catarrh. Send for testimonials, free. F. J. CHKNET A CO.. Toledo. Ohio. Bold by all DrujrKists. Great Guns Man plant something to Liat. Wo have war with Germany and we will need something to eat. 1 will do my part, if you will do yours. T will furnish all the Cabbage Plants and all of the Sweet Potatoe plants that you can use. So come in and give your orders and I will get them for you. J. 6. Mackorell ill JUST ? * fi TUTMV * JL Jl IllliV <"5 'j ; * wMnk fl Si j?|jl 208,320,000 gallons of Cream were sold in the *^11 Itpll United States in 1916. HIP* - i ' ' fcfcjfepf |?pf? More than two gallons to each person. Nearly $3000,000 for Ice Cream. jffilK . ! Looks extravagant, doesn't it. lllpS J, BUT LISTEN. Dr. Harvey Wylie says: ^ "One pint of sweet milk and 1-2 pint of com p|^ >r meal per day will.keep any cl ild in perfect health, in! r growth and enjoyment. gasSfeft ,c A pint of our Ice Cream will ?qual in food value f|||? n nearly three pints of best sweet milk. iBB 0< We serve this season only the best that we can |P|| ft If; ^uy aru* a wa-v as near Sanitary as possible. flliP y "HEALTHY FOR LITTLE FOLKS." J||; ^ We furnish Block Cream, any color, on twenty- |||| ca f&f: four hours notice. $??? ln< TRY OUR PEERLESS CREAM JUST ONE TIME ||| >af lii& lot; KBaaa r^a J Lancaster Pharmacy i Hi Open Ever> Nitfht I nlil 10 O'clock. ^ by - ? I ROBINSON - CLOUD CO. I < LANCASTER'S LEADING STORE. " * - z ^ We Make An Appeal For I llfoD^RT ^gORSETJ a Front Laced i JjL ^ Through the corsets themselves we cannot hope to convey in words the merits of a corset which finds its most fittinj t I expression in figures. i V We can only tell you that the new spring designs o jj ? MODART FRONT LACED CORSETS seem to have at ' f[ *% quired an added grace, and to impart additionel pose an c Y beauty. t I HH| ' Our graduate corsetiere is always pleased to give you j trial fitting, which does not obligate you to buy. I ?$ Modart Corsets Priced $3.50, $5.00 and $7.50. 4 A WARNER'S RUST PROOF CORSETS ADAPTED T< ! .1 -?- - J y Mi\IX I M l LU I* lUUKhS. i': M jj^ Girls' Athletic Corsets $1.00, $1. $ Misses' and Ladies' Athletic and Dancing Corsets ? $1.50 and $2 j MS A very heavily boned Corset for the average and stou1 1 1 jjrj X woman $1 Y Front laced models for the slender and average figur. i $1.00 and $1 Lovely brocaded models, in both front and bac laced, either pink or white $1.50, $2.00 and $! ? Splendid wearing Corsets ^ j Y DE BEVOISE BRASSIERES. ^ A good corset is not enough nowadays. Stylish fig ^ and the correct fit of the gown depend greatly on j; ^ Brassiere. ^ fl I V Whatever your figure we can improve it from oj , f cinating variety of dainty De Bevoise Brassieres^ I Y materials, tastefully trimmed, faultless in fit an<$ j manship. jt Lovely models priced at 50c, 75c, $1.00 an j j jT May we not fit you correctly in one of our Cora J Brassieres for the Easter parade?