The Lancaster news. (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, April 13, 1917, Page 5, Image 5
IT JH6RT LOCAL NEWS
P'f OF GENERAL INTEDESt
RECENT HAPPENINGS IN
CITY AND COUNTY.
Doings of People in Which All
Sections of Lancaster County
Are Interested.
Lancaster cotton buyers were of
fering 20 1-2 cents per pound on the
local market this morning for the
best grade of cotton.
Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Robinson are
rejoicing over the arrival of a fine
baby boy at their home. The young
man made his appearance yesterday
morning.
Rev. H. R. Murchison, pastor of the
Lancaster Presbyterian church and
R. T. Beaty, an elder of the church,
will attend the meeting of Bethel
Presbytery at Great Falls next Tuesday.
So far as is now known, no
business out of the ordinary will be
before Presbytery at this session.
Colin Murchison. the little 11year-old
son of Rev. and Mrs. H. R.
Murchison. has been brought home
from Columbia, following an operation
for appendicitis in a Columbia
hospital. Friends of the little boy
and his parents will learn with pleasure
that the operation was entirely
successful.
Ulman Wilson, the little son of Mr.
and Mrs. J. S. Wilson suffered a
broken arm Wednesday night about
8 o'clock when he attempted to
crank an automobile. The injured
hoy was taken to the Lancaster
Pharmacy, where the bone was set,
and he is now getting along as well
as could be expected.
J. S. Fischel, who has been connected
with the I>ancaster Pharmacy
for some month*, has resigned his
position, effective May 1 and will
leave Tvancaster. He and Mrs. Fischel
will visit relatives in Chester
for some weeks "before locating. During
their stay here Mr. and Mrs. Fis,
chel have made many friends and an
/ these regret their departure.
Rev. E. S. Jones of Rock Hill,
presiding elder of this district^ will
conduct the service at the Lancaster
Metliodiat church next Sunday evening
at 8 o'clock. Immediately following
the conclusion of the service,
Mr. Jonea will conduct the quarterly
conference. Methodists of Lancaster
are much interested in the con
fcrence.
The Lancaster News this morning
received the following telegram
from L. C. McPadden, captain of
Company H. 1st South Carolina Infantry,
which is located in Rock rtol:
"Coanpany H, First South Carolina
Infantry, has been ordered under
arms. Urge all men to come to Rock
Hill and enlist as we need more men.
Please give this item all the publicity
that you can in your paper."
Rev. Hugh R. Marchison of Lancaster,
who is a mem beg of the auxiliary
committee on tl*> Civic Preparedness
movani'-v of South Carolina,
has Deen appointed by the Central
Committee to deliver two ad'
" . dresses in other towns in behalf of
the movement. Mr. Murchlson will
go to Sumter on \pril 18 to address
a meeting there and to Chesterfield
on April 20 for a similar address.
Wednesday was navy recruiting
day in South Carolina and Lancaster
'was expected to furnish 15 recruits
to the United States navy but unfortunately
no recruiting officer had
cached the city and accordingly
there was little Interest taken locally
in the day. It is expected a recruiting
officer will be here within
the next few days, since the local
postoffice has received information to
that effect.
Paul O. McCorkle, former congressman
from the Fifth Congressional
district, spent a few hours in
Lancaster Wednesday with friends.
Mr. McCorkle says that he never
knew before he got into politics that
he had so many friends all over tho
district. He says that he will never
forgot the kindness of the people of
the Fifth district and he is convinced
that they are the best people in
k,, the world, bar none.
A number of people are evincing
decided interest in the meeting to be
held in the court house tomrrow
evening at 8:30 o'clock for the purpose
of organizing a Red Cross Association
in Lancaster. Present indications
are that the attendance
will be large at the meeting tomorrow
night and that the new society
wltt start off full of enthusiasm and
zeal. A cordial invitation has been
extended to the entire public to attend
this meeting.
J THE
Rev. D. W. Kellar, pastor of thelMethodist
-church, has perfected I
, plans by which from this time on the -I
Bible Class of this church will hold
its meetings in the Star Theatre every *
Sunday morning at 10 o'clock instead
of in the church as heretofore. *Mr.
Kellar says that he hopes to increase
the membership of the class >
to at least 100 before July 1 and he
believes that his plan for holding the 1
class In the theatre will help to
bring about the desired result. ^
Some excitement was created in
Lancaster late Tuesday afternoon s
when a report was circulated that a
man had kidnapped a baby boy. It li
turned out that Ernest G. Swicegoot,
who has had some domestic difli- i
vulties, had attempted to take Ills
child away from the mother. He
secured the bov and had
county Jail when Sheriff Hunter took
a hand and forced the man to return '
the child to Mrs. Swlcegoot. The
man fh the case has just completed a
chaingang sentence, having been con- v
victed of housebreaking and larceny.
Lancaster people became much ex- t
ercised Thursday afternoon over a c
report that the Kaiser had been assinated.
The report was first re- t
celved here over a cotton wire and it ^
was ascertained from the Western
Union office that similar reports had
been heard on its wires. Lancaster t
people were much in hopes that the t'
report was true and they did not
hesitate to so state. They were dis- 8
appointed this morning when they ^
learned that the report was without
foundation.
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Pupils of the Lancaster Graded c
school are confident that representatives
of the local school will win one ^
or more prizes at the Catawba Ath- j
letic and Oratorical Association which
holds its spring meet in Chester tonight
and tomorrow night. Tom '
Funderburk will deliver the declama- h
tion for the local school, his subject
being, "The Kvils of War." Freddie b
Knight will compete in the recitation k
contest, Julian Ross will represent
Lancaster in the pole vault contest (
{and TheudaR Faile will compete in ^
the high and standing jump contest.
Prof. II. G. Bowman of the faculty of
the local school will accompany the G
istudents to Chester.
A telegram received this morning
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from Congressman W. F. Stevenson
advises that all the bids for the construction
of Lancaster's new post- w
office building were too high and
that therefore no contract for the A1
erection of the building was let. The t
jtelegram advises that new bids will w
be asked. This is a sore disappointment
to Lancaster people as most local
folk had hoped that the building w
would be in course of construction n
within the next few weeks. The total
appropriation for the Lancaster k
building is about $55,000. The bids s
were opened by the treasury depart- c,
ment in Washington Wednesday.
With approximately 20 councils p
represented, the first district council, 8
Junior Order United American Me- b
chanlcs, met in Lancaster Wednesday
night. The district is composed of y
Lancaster and Chester counties and j
almost every council had one or more q
representatives in attendance. The
address of welcome was delivered by (j
R. S. Stewart of the Lancaster bar a
and the response was made by J. P. q
Nisbet. The next convention is to be(
held at Heath Springs on the second f,
Wednesday in July. Before adjourn- p
ment the council unanimously adopt- h
ed the following resolution: Be it
resolved that we the delegates of this j|
convention heartily endorse the ac- q
tion taken by President Wilson and n
atari A rp? H v onH A a nffor /\ur
services in whatever department he
may call us. I,
Acting upon request of Solicitor J. r
K. Henry, Sheriff J. P. Hunter has (
forwarded information to the solici- *
tor's office relative to Harry Pettitt,
alias Harry Dond. alias James ScanIon,
alias James Rooney, alias New ''
York Harry. It is understood that fl
the solicitor will at once take steps r
v
to secure a requisition for the man
and have him brought back to T^an
castor to stand trial on the charge of *'
having in his possession nltro gly
icciinc. dynamite caps and safe blow|ing
tools. Lancaster people will re ^
member that Pettitt was' arrested by
| Van Wyck citizens on January 8,
1008, and tried in Raleigh, N. C..
on the charge of cracking a safe tn .
a postofflce. He was convicted ann <
sentenced to serve a term in the .
Federal prison at Atlanta, Oa., bur I
made his escape. I>ater he was ar- (
rested in Pennsylvania and returned 1
to Georgia. His prison term will ex- ,
plre on April 27 and when the doors
open to give hloi freedom, a I-anras- i
ter county officer will be there to !
take the man in charge and bring
htm back to this county for trial.
; LANCASTER MEWg :FB~'
rn 1 PERSONALS 1 m
Elmer Sowell is visiting his sister
n Blenheim.
J. J. Blackmon returned home yeserday
from Chester.
J. S. Brown ot Atlanta, Ga., spent
esterday in town.
Byrd Miller of Columbia spent
'hursday in town.
R. D. Izard of Columbia spent
Vednesday in town.
Mrs. W. H. Millen is visiting her
ister in (flfcarlotte, N. C.
i
Mrs. L. A. Watts has returned to
er home in Baden, N. C.
L. J. McDonald of Charlotte is in
he city today on business.
j. a. uogers ot Charlotte spent a:
ew hours In the city yesterday.
I
Herman Greer of Chester spent a
ew hours in the city yesterday. j
Mrs. W. P. Bennett and Miss Ruth
IcDow visited in Rock Hill thi8
. eek.
C. B. Gladden of Chester is among
he visitors spending today in the
ity.
W. A. Emerson of Charlotte is in (
he city today, a guest at the Royal
otel.
J. S. Davies of Chester was among ^
he visitors spending yesterday in
he city.
T. B. Clarkson of Gaffney has been'
pending several days in the city on
usiness.
Miss Riuth Riddle is attending the
unior-8enior reception at Columbia
allege.
Mrs. Wylie Q. Caskey has returned
ome from a visit to her niece in
leath Springs.
W. B. Carson, who has been teachig
at Fork Hill left today for hia
ome in Saluda.
Mrs. Boswell Plyler, accompanied
y her husband, went to John Hopins
this week.
Mrs. Robert Mackorell and son are
he guests of her parents, Mr. and
Irs. J. M. Riddle.
Mallie Ferguson spent Monday in
Ireat Falls on business for A. B. Fer
uson & Sons, Tailoring Co.
Miss Zudie and Otis Jenkins of
'ageland were the guests of Missca
lyrtle and Alline Wallace this
eek.
Mr. and Mrs. A. P. McLure and
Irs. Mary H. Barron were visitors at
he Pryor hospital in Chester this
reek.
Mrs. M. J. Perry is expected home
)day from Rock Hill infirmary,
here she has been undergoing treatlent.
I
Russell Sparks of Gaffney. a well
nown shoe salesman of that place,
pent yesterday and today in l*anaster.
L. B. McDaniel of the B. F. Collier
'ubllshing Company^ has been
pending a few days in the city on
UBiaess.
Mr. and Mrs. Md McCutcheon, Mrs.
Villle Moore, Misses May Moore and
ames were the guests of Mrs. W. T.
iregory this week.
Mrs. F. H. Shirfiey and little
aughter, Margaret, of Westminster,
re visiting her parents. Mr. and Mrs.
arlstadt Williamson.
Mrs. Walter Taylor left this week
or Kershaw to visit her brother in
[ershaw before returning to her
ome in Hickory, N. C.
Judge Ira B. Jones, Geo. W. Wil-,
&ms, John H. Poag, O. B. Bartlett, I
!. D. Jones and Miss Kffie Stogner
lotored to Chester Wednesday to stand
court.
E. E. Cloud of Rock Hill, a prom |
lent merchant of that place and a
aember of the flftn of Robinson-'
loud Company of Lancaster, spent
osterday in the city on business. 1
Dr. J, Reece Funderburk. Thur-'
)w Gregory and Ben C. Hough will
save Lancaster tomorrow evening
or Baltimore, Md. They expect to
eturn about Wednesday of next
'eek.
David Herman, John D. Wylie, I,eonte
Mackey, Malley Ferguson, Oeo.
\ Poovey, Thurlow Gregory^ Heeco J
'nnderburk and Hen C. Hough at-'
anded the Faster dance at Monroe,
I. ('., on Tudaday night.
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Hall's Catarrh Medicine has been taken
by catarrh sufferer* for the past thlrtylve
years, and has become known as the
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After you have taken Hall's Catarrh
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EDA?. APRIL 13, 1917.
rn I SOCIAL NEWS I S \
0 SOCIAL CALENDAR
0 . FOR WEEK-END
* Gladys M. Jones, Social Editor,
Phone 44.
Friday^ April 20?
* Mrs. J. H. Witherspoon, Fri
+ day Afternoon Book Club, 4 0
0 p. m.
* Miss Pearl Miller, at the resl
4* dence of Mrs. L. C. Lazenby,
* Sunday school classes.
* Saturday, April 21? 0
0 Miss Georgia Derrick, Mission +
0 Band. +
U. D. C. MKT LAST
THURSDAY AFTEItNOON.
The Ann Jackson Chapter of t'le
U. D. C. held its monthly mooting at
the home of Miss Jennie Lee Sherard
on Thursday afternoon. An interesting
program on the Battle of
Shiloh was carried out
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EQUAL SUFFRAGE LEAGUE
IN INTERESTING MEETING.
The Lancaster Equal Suffrage
League met on Thursday afternoon at
the Chamber of Commerce othces.
After the minutes were read, the roll
call was answered with "news of interest."
MISSIONARY SOCIETY
MKT ON TUESDAY.
The Methodist Missionary Society
held its monthly social meeting at
the home of Miss Ethel Cauthen on
Tuesday afternoon. A most interesting
program on the Kingdom of Korea
was carried out in full, and several
musical selections were rendered!
Hot chocolate and Marguerites
were served.
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ROOK CIA'II MKT
VVKDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
Mrs. (loo. VV. Williams charmingly
entertained the members of the
Chesterfield Avenue Rook Club at hot
home on Wednesday afternoon. The
patriotism of the hostess was shown
by the many American flags, which
so effectively decorated the piazza,
hall and rooms. After a number of
games of rook, delicious ice cream
and cake were served.
MISS HOOD HOSTESS
TO ItKIDGK ("IATI.
The Young Girls' Rridgc Club was
delightfully entertained by Miss
Mary Ilood at her home on Wednesday
afternoon. Two tables of players
participated in the games, and
the prize, a deck of cards, was won
by Miss Margaret Moore. A salan
course was served. . Misses Katherine
Taylor of Hickory, N. C., and Rutn
McCardell were the guests besides
the club members.
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EI* WORTH LEAGUE
HAS KEEN REVIVED.
The Young People's Missionary
Society held a social meeting at the
Methodist parsonage on Thursday
evening for the purpose of re-organizing
their Epworth League. Officers
were elected as follows: Hacker
Billings^ president; Miss Willie Held,
vice president; Miss Guy Skipper, recording
secretary; Miss Iva Nisbet,
corresponding secretary. Jephei
I'aile, treasurer. These meetings will
be held on Sunday evenings and are
for the purpose of taking care and
studying the devotional, social, charitable
and missionary life of boys and
girls. Hot chocolate, coffee ana
sandwiches were served.
ESTABIJMH HKADQUARTKKH
FOR HOSPITAL UNIT.
Through the interest and patriotism
of Col. Leroy Springs the front
of the Chamber of Commerce office
will be turned into surgical supply
headquarters for the Lancaster K?d
Cross chapter. Mrs. S. L. Allen, who
is a registered nurse, has consented
to give lessons in elementary hygiene
and home care of the sick and dietetics,
and Dr. S. L. Allen will give the
lessons in first aid. On Saturday
evening at 8:30 at the court house.
Miss Follin Porter of Columbia, one
of the four Hed Cross nurses of
ennlk I 1 ?1 1?
uuui.il umuiiuii, nun in*" limy une w no
is ready to go to the front, will organize
a Lancaster fled Cross Unit,
at which bothVmen and women will
he given a chahct to help in this
great cause. A Ladies Kxchange was
also organized with headquarters at
the residence of Mrs. H. H. Kester.
Mrs. John M. Madia was elected
treasurer of the league. After a
most interesting program, the league
adjourned to next hold a patriotic
meeting at the residence of Mrs. R.
R. Riddle, vice president, on Thursday.,
April 26th.
CARD OF THANK*.
We wish to thank our many friends
for their numerous kindnesses and
heartfelt sympathy during the Illness
and death of our beloved mother.
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Powell.
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1 THINK |
9H| 208,320,000 gallons of Cream were sold in the silli
United States in 1916.
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More than two gallons to each person.
Nearly $3000,000 for Ice Cream. ffijPif
Looks extravagant, doesn't it.
:tff$ BUT LISTEN.
Dr. Harvey Wylie says:
gjiiSlS "One pint of sweet milk and 1-2 pint of corn &g|
meal per day will keep any child in perfect health, Pjijf
ti-ii, growth and enjoyment." Sfe
A. pint of our Ice Cream will equal in food value f|||||l
"XXT nearly three pints of best sweet milk.
We serve this season only the best that we can ||j^;
buy and in a way as near Sanitary as possible.
"HEALTHY FOR LITTLE FOLKS."
We furnish Block Cream, any color, on twenty- mfp
fllll four hours notice.
I|| TRY OUR PEERLESS CREAM JUST ONE TIME pjj;
H Lancaster Pharmacy I
Open Every Night Until 10 O'clock.
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! ; very large at this time and by buying these
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II very attractive prices. \l
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| Just the hose that is in great demand at this time.
j SPECIAL PRICE 15c and 25c.
II 25 dozen Ladies' Black and White True Shape Silk tlose.
| j No better hose on the market today. Price, 65c.
j j OUR SPECIAL PRICE 50c.
j Big lot Children's Plain and Fancy Sox. Many different
a Patterns to select from and sizes 4 1-2 to 5 1-2.
jj SPECIAL PRICED AT 10c, 15c and 25c.
S | 40 dozen Men's Plain Black Hose. Positively cannot be
|| bought today for less than $1.25 dozen wholesale.
!| OUR SPECIAL PRICE 10c PAIR.
Big line Men's Silk ar\d Lisle Hose in wide range of
11 colors. ?
SPECIAL 25c, 35c and 50c. ji
15 dozen Ladies' Gauze Vests, good full size and taped H!
neck. |!S
SPECIAL PRICED AT ONLY 8 CENTS. ^ ||| %
Big lot Ladies' Lisle and Silk Vests, all sizes to select | ] j
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