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"SHORT LOCAL NEWS ~;?V Of GENERAL INTEREST =rv at West Poll recent happenings in CITY AND COUNTY. 8ervlnK ln ? ment at the Doings of People in Which All Grounds. Sections of Lancaster County Are Interested. Rev. Pre< noted evangc Mr. and Mrs. M. C. Lyles an- a meetinK at nounce the birth of a girl Saturday l>e*'n a mee' August 25th. . 18 st?PPing f caster to vis ... . , ^ ,, , a brother of Miss Klrhoda Mackorell who has ? .. . . ... . . .. Rev. Montgo been vlsituie her fmnHnamni. a?~? i ~ J *? t ** M.-Ti. hi3 work, ha and Mrs. J. M. Kiddle, the past week e returned to her home at York today. | ? V>? last ten yean Mrs. T. M. Grayson and niece, Ruth Huckabee. and Mrs. Kdna _ " Z^i , .... . ,, S. A. McGum Jones and children of Kershaw are . ., ... . ... . .... drens Bureai visiting at the home of their brother, . ? ? ? "in Lancaster C. C. Gregory. of age offere Mrs. Minnie Miles, who has been IVJ!1 1 *? ., McGarvey wil buying the fall and winter stock for ? - n 2 from 0 a. 1 L. Hirsch & Sons in New York and . ... _ ... .. whom Miss other Kastern cities will retu.-n . . .. . . able to exai home this week. ... . will be exami ? , , Children's B R. N. Walkup of the Rodman- , . ,, ? . , ? , 1st. Manufa Walkup Co.. returned Saturday from . . .. ... tect themseh New York and other Kastern cities. . ... . under the Un where he has been buying the fall . . , . Act are asku and winter stock. .. these (vertiflct effect on Sep Rev. D. W. Kellar and family have .lust returned from a delightful x. x. x. j. j. j. r -? r T X T T motoring trip to the mountains, via + Spartanburg, Greenville and Ander- SOC son and all feel improved by the out- + ing. * ++++++ ? A lovely p The members of the County Coun- Mary A1(c0 R cil of Defense are urged to be pres- Qn gaturday ent at the meeting of the Council at hef alxth bif| * the court house Saturday, Septem- ag welJ &g ug her 1st. at 2 o'elock. Important hej. by thQ8e matters to be looked after. adding a sp ? young hostes* All delegates coming on the trains and near the to the annual meeting of Moriah W. jce cream an* M. U. will be met at Pleasant Hill on the morning of September 4th, ~"o'n Thurad; and conveyed to Rich Hill church, leen Pergusoi where the meeting convenes. ber of fretnd o " party at her Slltott Springs, son of Col. Leroy After amuslnj ngs, having graduated In aria- games of thei tion at Princeton, is now subject to was spread 01 the order of the government. He by one and a Is liable to go to France at any time. Good fortune to Lancaster's gallant1 NELL PI aviator. AT F ? " The friend Every Baptist W. M. S., Y. W. A., Dr. Pressly i; O. A. R. and Sunbeam Band in Mo-1 t0 hear of 1 rlah / Association is urged to send this good mi annual reports to Mrs. B. F. Carson been the met by August 31st. If you have not re- niany afflicted cetved report blanks notify your su- unselfish life, perintendent. I Dr. Nell I ?o? missionary, v Dr. C. B. Pratt received notice ' hjs life in Me Saturday that he had received a had a stroke commission as llrst leiutenant tn the home at Tarn Dental Corps, and subject to call.; place he wen Dr. Pratt states that he does not JJ some time cc know where he will be stationed and South Carolln when he will be called. j who has rec? |won, upv. uri There will be preaching a,t Doug-' Grove, Is nov las by the pastor. Rev. Hugh K-|flrmury. It Murchison. beginning Thursday at'has an attac 11 o'clock, and going through Sun- not known ye day. Two services each day. The wm permit ai First Presbyterian congregation will worship with them on Sundny. BFI I Quite a number of^ soldiers and sailors spent the week-end at home, Be" Townamong them were Herman Poovey, McMurray of who is now stationed at Charleston *?on ?Pened h Navy Yard, Private George Poovey, 20. who is stationed at Paris, S. C., and Ml88 Dladh Mallie Ferguson, who is In the visiting Misse Quartermasters Corps at Camp lardJackson. Mis" MarRl 0 sonham sectic The News is in receipt of a letter friends tn Be from Grover Kid Threatt at Fort Mr 3 c- J< Yellowstone. Wyoming, who is now Mr> Joe Klrl' In the calvary, but formerly of Lan- 8Pent Tuesdaj caster, who resided at 335 Midway wl,h Mr8t., Mr. Threatt states that he Is a Mr- and Mr skillful boxer, ' and has had three stat,on and bouts since he learned to box and Adana8 won them all by knock-outs. spent Sunday D. Jones. The Methodist congregation Is Miss Anne glad to have them home again. On Springs in vi Sunday morning Dr. Kellar preach- H. C. Moller. ed earnestly to them from Pslm 31.1 Mr. Odls B? "In thee O Lord do i put my trust." lng Mr. Elme The dominant note of the sermon The men o was that trust In God brought safety Ished coverinj and salvation to the Individual, the Creek church family and the nation, In peaeo and Minn Anne In war. Springs spenl ?o? , Janie Bennett Th e fire department is In excellent j Mr. J. C. Ji condition. Illustrating the improve- Mr. Kearny J( rhent on the old method, there was ternoon with a fire in the early times which Mfts Carrie caught the Are department nap- visiting friend ping. In the midst of the Are one week, of the negro Aremen arriving on the The young scene exclaimed: "My GodN de Are Town section done got our trucks." Lancaster Miss Callie Ih can Aght s Are now. Friday night. % THE LANCASTER N ftith pleasure that Wil- 444444444444 ig, youngest son of Rev. 4 , has received his com- PERSONALS captain in the regular 4 as in the class of 1913 at and has seen service Miss Ella McNinch Is i border and in Panama Sumter. eld Artillery, but is now o? ie Ordinance Depart- Frank Beaty returned Sandy Hook Proving ton Monday. Q Miss Effle Stogner is v ssly Montgomery, theitives in Darlington. (list, having Just closed ?o? York Is on his way to J- R- Rape of Fort Ling in Chesterfield. He Saturday in Lancaster, or a day or so in Lan- ^ ?o? it his relatives. He is Mrs. R. B. Beckham is Mr. Lewis Montgomery, (laughter in Greenville, mery is a busy man in ? ving preached an a\er- Andrew Gregory n sermons a day for the ^ harlotte, N. C., Sunday. J. ^ ?o? John F. Clyburn o 28 and 29, 1917, Miss ?Pent Saturday in town, ey of the Federal Chil- ?o? J. Washington, will be Mrs- Oscar Threatt ( to pass upon evidence j spent yesterday in the ci >d by working children ! ?o? 16 years of age. Miss! Misses Eliza and L 11 be at Mill School No. |8Pent Friday in Rock P m. to 4:30 p. m. Those ?o? McGarvey will be un- Ferguson of nine during that time 8Pent week-end at h nod by an officer of the " ?? ureau after September Itev" Murch,ac cturers in order to pro- F'rlday from Montreat, I res from prosecution T TT .. ???; ltd States Child Labor H"h#cock ls ? >g rl.il.lren to secure 'he w?ek-ni1 'rom Colites. The act goes into! Mlss Rrulah ~~P^ter tember 1st. j ^ra ?am Nichols in Ca ~r~* .. j ?o? * Mrs. Carrie Trantham is the guest of Mrs. J. L IAL NEWS. _o_ ^ * Clarence Robinson of + + + * spent the week-end at arty was gfven Miss ?o? Icllwaine at her home Miss Margaret Cautht afternoon celebrating den is visiting Miss Julia thdav. Manv hnautlfnl o eful gifts were brought Mra- A' P- McLure is enjoying this occasion, Sa?'8l>ury, N- C.. and Bl ecial pleasure for the Harry H,nefl Egq h) .. Games were played. from a buslnes9 trlp tc close of the afternoon Q i cake were served. Mrs. C. A. Lynn of ( o visiting her sister, Mrs. J ay evening. Miss Kath- ?o? i was hostess to a num- Mise Julia Bridges s who gave a pound Springs is visiting Miss ] home on French street. ?o? I themselves with many j. a. Stewman, Jr., lei lr own choice, the feast for Summerville and Sill n the lawn and enjoyed Fla. Miss Ida Porter ha: 11ESMLY home from New York ar ENNELL INFIRMARY I Phias and acquaintances of ??? n Lancaster are grived Miss Elizabeth Sowel lis affliction and wish l>een visiting in Colum in the comfort he has home. ins of conveying to so j ?o? I ones in the useful and! Mr" and Mrs" Ju,lan V | turned home Sunday , , ? , more, Md. 'ressly the well-known| rho has spent most of' ?o? xico, but who last year| Lee SklPP*r returned of paralysis at his!^ a^er spending a wee pico, Mex., from which inKton? C. t to Florida and spent iming from there to! M,8S Nancy Crockett c a to visit his sons. and. Bpent the week"en<l with sntly been visiting his Karet Sistare. er Pressly, at Hickory Mf and Mra~^" N V at the Fentielt Tn. -- Rock Hill were guests being thought that he (^unnjngham. k of appendicitis, but 0 . t whether his condition Mr. and Mrs. Max F i operation or not. Miss Etta Skipper motort lotto, N. C? today. TOWN NEWS. : ??? Mrs. Jane Edwards i Auk. 27.?Miss Ethel daughter. Miss Ellzabet the Jacksonham sec- are visiting in Gaffney. er school Id Boll Town L c tal^"etur , Culp of l,ancaflter I. ycscoclsy aftec visiting j it. * 11 noi home in Bedford, Va. b Lura and Estelle Bal- ^ Miss Mamie Porter, wt irlte Todd of the Jack- 8pen(jjng several week in has been visiting returned home Saturdaj 11 Town. . Q ines of Great Falls and Twitty of Charl< [patrlck of Fort Lawn ?pent the week-end with r night and Wednesday Mrs. Elizabeth T. Crawfc imy Jones. p s. Lee Craig of Caskeya Prof# R> Lee of CI Mr. and Mrs. D. L. lege was the guest of .ncaster, Route No. 1, Mrs. J. F>. Stewman, Mo with Mr. and Mrs. W. ?o? Dave Heath and Dr. M >tt Stover of Heath mon of Rock Hill spent siting her sister, Mrs. city, guests of Keith snnett of Dixie is visit- Mrs. J. C. Hayes and < ir Bennett. C., Jr., and "Bobbie," of f Bell Town have fin- are guests of Miss Elfrie' 5 the Lower Camp .?o? Miss Grace Blaokmon itt Stover of Heath b(,pn visiting Miss Bet -. Thursday with Mlssi haf, retUrned to her bom ! land. :>nes of Great Fall and | .?o? >nes spent Tuesday af-j Mrs M if nnr./... Mr. R. D. Todd. Miss Mary Locke Barroi Perry of Bell Town la yesterday from a trip to In In Lancaster this mountains. 1 / people of the Bell Misses Irene and Irn gave Mr. Lovlck and who have been visiting illard a surprise party Lazenby, returned Saturd home in Oaffney. "EW8TUESDAY, AUG. 28, 1917. M. C. Brown Is spending some ("HA time in the mountains of Western 5. North Carolina. __ _ Mrs. C. T \l*nn urhn l-~?? "U" r T T T V V ~ ' "" ucc" | visiting in v??lting her daughter. Mrs. H. R. Rice, will leave today for her home in Birmingham, Ala. Th to Charles- ?o? in P Carl Bennett and J. M. Carroll of a,tetl Charlotte spent Sunday in the city to ai isiting rela- with Mr. Bennett's parents, Mr. and Na Mrs. W. P. Bennett. ant^ ? their Lawn spent Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Thomson and their children. Randolph, James and their Klinor, returned home from Blowing Th visiting her Rock. N. C., Saturday. the ii ?o? press Miss Mary Simpson of Rock Hill. cllecl 10 ore o Elizabeth Youn^blood and D. JU(ia C. Youngblood of Plant City, Fla., ,arKe ? .. ^ ... 8Pen* Sunday with Mrs. W. D. Craig. shlp f Hartsville * j^g Mrs. Ward Peden. formerly Miss *-?od Stella Roddey, has been visiting her them or Jefferson parenta Mr and MrjJ A j Roddey prey and will return to her home in Ches- own ter soon. balar ouise Wylle _o_ Mass mi- Mr. and Mrs. D. W. Kellar and tic U children, Misses Bessie, Katherine is alt ar ng on and jviarjorie, have returned homo as ri from Greenville, Henderson. N. C.. sayin and Abbeville. able ?o? port I Mrs. Laura Drennan and Sadie able . . , Drennan motored from Statesburg In th t home for ,, ., ... , , _ , , | r riday with J. L. Poag and spent two are y nbia- ' i ... ,, _ . . . i days with W. L. Drennan before re- ing is visiting turning to their home in Rook Hill. Cod? mden. ? are v Mr. |K. M. Hines with his family moth of Camden have, been in Lancaster for a few Th . Reed. days visiting his brother. Harry ized Hines, Esq., returned to his home at answ Columbia Roland. N. C., last Monday, motor- hravc home. ing through in his automobile. First ient >n of Cam- NO DEFINITE STEPS TAKEN. j read> Porter. Meetings to organize community been fairs in Gills Creek and Buford every visiting in townships were held by Mr. Graeber plied acksburg. an(j Miss Creighton yesterday at letter Camp Creek and New Bethel son. as returned , , ^ _ schools. On account of a lack of men > Charlotte.) . .. . , ... representatives from the various will Columbia is 8cbo?' districts of the township, no work ios Knight uefinlte steps were taken. A record | to th meeting for that purpose will he well of Heath he,d next Tuesday at 3 p. m. at Cane you, Ida McDow Creek and Wednesday 3 p. m. at Chrit ' Tabernacle. All people of the two to im ft yesterday townships are urged to attend. some rer Springs Miss Selma Parish, newly appoint- men ed Home Demonstration Agent for face Kershaw county. will be In this bring j returned county Wednesday and Thursday^ So t id I'hiladel- observing Miss Creighton's work, will and receiving instruction from her. j great The Home Demonstration Club of Cross 1. who has Pleasant Hill held an all-day meet- | In ibia, is at at Mr. Charlie Robertson's last prite i Friday. A delightful picinc dinner their j was served in the grove in front of "Mer V'illlams re-1 the house. Miss Creighton demonfrom Baltt- j strafed the making of preserves, Cod I 1^111^. J - : jcnica auu grape mice. The atten<l- Send ance was good. home Fri k in Wash if Riverside a a Miss Mar- ? | SCHOOL AND C trlttain and ' We Prepared To 3d to Char- V ? A New Shirt Waists.. 9H<\ 91.9H up ?nd grand- Good serviceable Skirts . . . . 98.50 h Lazenby, ^ New Fall Suits $15.00 i New Serge Dresses $10.00 i A New Silk Dresses $10.00 t at New Street and Dress Hats. . $2.50 at his" o New Shoes, high military and "he X 9?.5?t 95.00 and $T.50?all si 10 has been JL widths. s in York jjf Line Italn Coats $5-00 r ' A Full line Underwear. light, mei o heavy weight . . 15c to 91.OO per >tte, N. C., Complete line Silk and Cotton his sister. A white, black and colors.... 15c ,rd. A Cotton, Silk and Linen Hand t 5c, lOc, 15c, l?c, 25< emson Col- jL Warner Bros, and Modart Corsets, his cqualn, Y SLOO, 91.5?, 92-00 and up nday. Y Good Wool Blankets.. .. 95.OO Complete line amall Notions at R< . R. Black- A Prices?Dress and Saftey Pins, I Sunday In A Wire Hair Pins, Combs, Brushes, H Robins. ^ rors, Tooth Brushes and Paste, Tc I ter. Soaps and Powders, Thimbles, children, J. Buttons, Linen and Bias Tape, Dresi Rock Hill, V " 7, | Put Your Wants L who has A ilah Porter X e In Page-,X^ I daughter, ^ returned ?h V # | Kobinst ia Jeffries, V Mr,, e o. Lanca ay to their A ' n 5 t Make them victorious. J* Patient and chivelrous. They are so dear to us, ' '? God save our men. : * God keep our dear men, From every stain of sin, God keep our men. 1_ When satan would allure, k When tempted keep them pure. Be their protection sure. ir God keep our men. re ItAtTKIt AND C 'H AKA< TK It IHTU ine of Sormon Preached I lev. H. It. Murchison Sunday Evening Aug. 2?1. ,e basis of his sermon was foun rov. 14:34. Righteousness e: h a nation; but sin is a reproac ay people. itions. like men, have eharact* characteristics. They ha\ virtues and vices. Sometime virtues predominate and anai vices. iose who have recently studie liter-national lessons must be in led with the fact that tl tered career of the kingdom i h winding up iu captivity ws ly determined by its relatioi to Jehovah. Whenever a ba led his people away from thei disaster and ruin soon overtoo and the masses were an eas of the foreign foe. Today oil nation is being weighed in th ice and tested at every poin ive figures set forth her gigai isk in men and money but sh io being tested in her charactc ghteous nation. Parents ai g to our government you ai to clothe, feed, equip, tran and haul our boys, but are yo to keep them pure and sober ie demoralizing life of a soldi* ou able to keep them from looi their faith in their father'sIn their death dealing tas ou able to inspire only the be? res and ideals? e Christian church is the orgai part of our nation, which mui er this challenge, and rigl 'ly has she undertaken the tasl of all she is placing in conver form the pocktft testament, a ' over 20,000.000 copies hav given away in Europe and soo American soldier will be sut with a copy, having a persons ' to each from Woodrow Wi In the camps and cantonmen of the various denominatior go to assist the Y. M. C. A ers to give the preached wor ose gathered there. It will b for each of you to realize tha too, being a part of the grea itlan body, may do somethin ipress a Christian thought upo friend. Surely as our youn are so soon and so surely t death we should not be slack i ;ing them to a gracious Savioui hat when they go forth, the fco not only brave soldiers of nation but soldiers of th >. Canada the following appn verses arc frequently sung i church services to the tune ( ica": vo nil r unlpiwlitl mon them safe home again, God save o?r men ATTENTION COLLEGE B0\ Take Care of Yonr to 9S.75 Hooks and I to Narrow and to 937.SO SP1 to $19.NO Hoys' Knee o 927. SO pair pants to 90.50 Young Men's >w heels, ored . . zes and W. L. Dough New Fall Ha to $9..10 Hum and Get your Ue garment. Hosiery, Union Suits to 91..14) Guaranteed 1 kerchiefs. Suits Made-: and SOc up to |40. Complete 11 n to 90.SO cuffs, . to 97.SO New Lion C< easonable lone and New Pall Ti [and Mir- Complete tilni \\7,t Unn/lL/v./.KUi /not n ft- iiainancii ni^'i Threads, and Oxford s Snapps, Kelts and Su Jp To Us We A Serve You. )n-Clo ister's Leading S ss God hold our precious men, n And love them to the end, God hold our men. Held in thine arm so strong To thee they all belong. lt* Held safe from every wrong, God hold our men. is Mr. It. Thomas Beaty then sang the song. ir; k PARTIAL LIST OF MEN y i irl SELECTED FOR SERVICE i? | The Western District of South t- Carolina has forwarded to the local i- j board for Lancaster county the first i? | eleven men selected for military serT vice and not exempted or discharged "e and their names are as follows: William C. Crimminger. Heath s- Springs. 11 Azariah Clifton, Van Wyck. ? lB(lgar O. Hallman, Lancaster, R. >r p. T). No. 1. 3- William E. Farmer, Kershaw, R. ? |F. I).. No. 3, k , c. G. Bennett, Sou. Power Co., *t Charlotte, N. C. Dr. C. Outen, Kershaw, Route No. 1- 2. F. Clyde Funderburk. Lancaster. ?t Race Faulkner, Lancaster, t. Daniel C. Hinson, Lancaster, Daniel C. Hinson, Lancaster, 1- Route 8. e Loralne C. Ferguson, Riverside, n %\Villis F. Ballard, Heath Springs. > ll Cern Needs Little Oultleatlen. l" In Illinois fanners found that once it the corn roots were folly established is In the soil, their attraction for the u moisture was so great that very little tl moisture escaped. The only cultivation e they found valuable was to keep dovfli the weeds, which used up the root stum . /, lt Three-fourths of the corn roots do est go deep, bat establish themselves fife K the cultivated soil, and the lesa they < Q are disturbed at their meala the better g crop results are attained. o n $100 Reward, $100 r. The renders of this paper will be pleased to learn that there is at least one dreaded disease that science has a been able to cure In alt its stages and that Is catarrh. Catarrh being greatly ,e Influenced by constitutional conditions requires constitutional treatment. Hall's Catarrh Medicine Is taken Internally and acts thru the Blood on the Mucous Surn faces of the System thereby destroying the foundation of the disease, giving the )f patient strength by building up the rooj stitution and assisting nature in doing Its j work. The proprietors have so much faith In the curative powers of Hall's I Catarrh Medicine that they offer One I Hundred Dollars for any cast that It fails iO cure. Send for li.st ot testimonials. Address F\ J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo. Ohio. Sold by ail Druggist. 7Gc. fr <$? ?+ <%? $? <%> | rs AND GIRLS | ..... Wants In All Lines. T Y Y Syes. Narrow and Wide Elastic. Wide Kibbons. ?$ KCIAIi FOB THE BOYS. Tants Suits. Coat with with two -X. v $5.00, $7.50 and $10.00 i Suits, right style, properly tail- ? $12.50 and $15.00 V* is Shoes $3.00, $.1.50 up to $0.75 its for Men and Young Men $ 1 .OH, $2.54), $3.00 and $3.50 ' iderwear before you leave . . ..75c, $1.00, $1.50 (iarnient X 91.00, $1.50 and $2.00 '% [lain Coats $5.00, $0.50 and $10 V* to-Measure $15.00, $20.OO and V e Fall Shirts, soft and stiff A * '. 75c, $1.00, $1.50 hilars, soft and regular styles 15c and 25c ^ 1#(( es 25c, 50c and $1.00 A line Furnishings, Arm Bands, Ts, Cotton and Silk Hose, Shoe 1 l>aoe?, Collar and Cuff Buttons, | spenders, Collar Bags, Gloves. r ire Prepared To ?== I ud Co. | tore. | \ &sk