The Lancaster news. (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, October 05, 1917, Image 5
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OF GENERAL INMSI
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RECENT HAPPENINGS IN ney
CITY AND COUNTY. ser
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Doings of People in Which All
Sections of Lancaster Coun- ! i
V ty Are Interested. eigi
Information has come that Lieut. '
Elliott Springs has arrived for duty
somewhere In France.
> and
' ?T~ ?. and
Thrt rAol.loe .?vn
t tic i wisuipi loavuein ^Auuuuauuil ;
is to be held tomorrow in the court me
house by Supt. V. A. I.ingle. Iar<
0 the
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Local cotton buyers were offering
26c per pound for cotton this morn- fu"
lng on the local market. A good ?
number of bales being offered at thisj1*10
i wei
price. ? |
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The Episcopal Sunday school will ^
reopen Sunday. October 7th, at 4 ' 11
o'clock. Children and adults of all Snn
denominations are cordially invited
to attend. I
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Mr. and Mrs. A. P. Rogers have
taken the house on Catawba street
?f? 4
vacated by Mr. and Mrs. Albert
Tinsley, who have moved to Wash- 1
Ington, D. C. and
?o? Thi
There will be preaching at the stai
Jackson-Ebenezer church Sunday, the
October 7th at 11 a. in. Rev. Yan- jn
cey Shehane will officiate. The pub- in
lie is cordially Invited to attend. 1 day
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Great crowds are attending the I oall
protracted meetings being held at the
the Methodist church by Rev. J. 11. wit
Mahaffcy of Columbia, who is as- ! gin
sisting the pastor. A great deal of pUI
good is heing accomplished by these
meetings, and the public is cordially Mr
invited to attend. j Mr.
? ??? Mr.
The local banks have received a Mis
great deal of posters, placards and | <^01
display advertising of the "Liberty Mrs
Ilonds" and are distributing them jU(j
around the city, so if you have not Ma;
got your share of this advertising. Mr.
call upon the banks and they will j>r
be glad to furnish you with any- -ph,
thing in this line. j t
A meeting of the Lancaster Red ^
Cross will be held at the court j pr
^ house Friday evening. October 12th j j^|r
at 8 o'clock, for the purpose of elect-j Mr
lng officers for the ensuing year, i
also other important matters will be Mr
taken up, and all citizens who are j
patriotic and are interested in this
work are urged to be present.
Mri
? The ladies of the Red Cross are Mr(
canvassing the city for contributions Mrj
to the Red Cross fund to help pay Mn
for the wool and other supplies that Mjs
they still owe for. This is patriotic. | Mr
and every one should give liberally; j^r
and willingly to this great cause. It ] Mr
may help father, brother or son, so
now Is the time to "Do Your Bit." jyjr
John M. Madra ia leaving for Co-? '
lumbia Saturday where he goes in I *
the interest of the "Publicity Pro-1 J"*
' MIS
gram of the Food Conservation
Campaign." Mr. Madra has been
elected press reporter by the counoil
of defense. Rev. Hugh R. Mur-( * ^
ohison is chairman and a great deal ^
of good is going to be done in Lan- .
caster by this organization. . y
' ? i$22
Ralph Hammond, who was among gjn(
the seventy-six to leave Lancaster1 t^
for Camp Jackson, S. C., returned j ^
to Lancaster Thursday on account of Rpe
getting an honorable discharge. Mr. fra,
Hammond could not stand the phys- rep
leal examination. It is reported j_81
that Mr. Hammond will take back tarj
his former position with the Lan- t|j8
caster Mercantile Company as cash*?r*
you
- o ca?i
The News is in receipt of a letter tee
from W. O. Stoll. son of Mr. and por
Mrs. C. P. Stoll, who was formerly lies
a Lancaster boy, who now belongs to
the National Guards, states that he ^
has been reading the recent issues j
of The News and notices the ar- w
tides regarding the boys from I/an- fea|
caster who have enlisted and "are j
doing their bit for Uncle Sam," and |nRi
those who have been drafted. Mr. rec(
Stoll left home about three yeai"8>foI1
ago, and enlisted In the "Guilford w
llluos," a coast artillery company
Which heads from Greensboro, N. C.. you
where he has been working, but is Hppf
flow stationed at Fort Caswell, N. j lj()(t|
C. He says that there are eight' faV(
companies in Fort Caswell, and ^oll
about 100 troops. Mr. Stoll states
that the drill and other work is
hhrd, but very interesting, nnd he
thinks that he is in the-best branch '
of the service, and If the war lasts Hoi
V through the winter, he will more ?es[
than likely be sent to France, where nier
he hopes to meet some of the Lan-|war
caster boys. will
dr. W. A. Blakeney has accepted <
position with M. PoliakofT to
e charge of the clothing de-, PERSON
tment. Mr. Blakeney has been in .
dry goods and clothing business + ^ + + + + ^
thirty years and M. Poliakoff ? , 4i ,
... . , C. D. Jones left
j lucky in securing Mr. BlakeMr.
Blakeney will be glad to Um a'
o
ve all of his friends, also Miss Mrs A p mcLui
>na Courtney has accepted a po- day in cbe8ter.
on in the dry goods department. +
?o? Isaac Thomas rel
'he local Exemption Board sent day from Coimbla.
tit young men to Columbia yes.
lay to go in training. The men Boyd Carroii~ST
orted for duty at the court house Wedne9day ln toWn.
dnesday afternoon at 4 o'clock 0
Oiajvu iu LiBUCUSier mai nigni, Miaa PlfrpIHa Pr?
I l.f, Thursday at 8:55 oV.ook ho"e (rom McCo.t
r the Southern. There was a week end
?e crowd at the station to give
boys a rousing send-off, so that Mr and Mrs~3%
y will leave Lancaster cheer- Wyck flpent Wedn
y and remember that it was one wUh relatlve8the
most important things in
ir life. The young men that left Miss Mayme Mi
e: John B. Templeton, Andrew (hla week from th,
Mackey, Rodney Harris, Ben T. North Carolina.
lson. Minor Adams. Thos. F. . o
ngo, Will Deese and M. O. Hln- Mrs. Julian Wi
week for Baltimore 1
Miss Alice McNeill.
+ + + + ?o?
Mrs. Carroll Mill<
RED CROSS NOTES. * of Jefferson are visit
mother, Mrs. Alice
+ + + + + + + + + ?o?
The list below represents the men Bev. John R. Moo
I women in Lancaster who on accompanied by his
.irsday furnished proof that they passed through L
nd ready to do their bit towards motorlng to Red Sp
comfort of the boys who will be ..... - ..
visit his father.
their frozen trenches all winter.
the hurried campaign of Thurs
r morning it may he that some
ential contributors were not CIVIC LEACJl F
led upon. If so, the members of
Knitting Committee will receive The Civic League
h the utmost appreciation any on Oct. 3rd at the 1
s. large or small, to the Wool C. Brown presiding.
nd> tended and proved i
Lancaster's Roll of Honor. Miss JOanita Wylte
W. C. Thomson $10.00 Mackorell each read
J. H. Witherspoon . . . . 10.00 selection. History o
C. E. Wessintrer 10 00 bv Mrs. Lerov Snrii
is Annie Gregory .. .. .. 10.00 enlightening and
Leroy Springs 10.00 was particularly wel
9. Leroy Springs 10.00 new members were
Ige Ira B. Jones 10.00 drew Gregory and ^
vor C. D. Jones 10.00 The League dec
J. M. Madra. 10.00 magazines for the
R. C. Brown"! 10.00 back to the preced
i Members of the Exoinp- | Mrs. R. E. Wylie
ion Board 10.00 ' chairman of this coi
iriff Hunter 10.00
n. D. Reece Williams .... 10.00'
R. C. McManus. . . . .. 10.00 YOSSE DIED BRA1
T. Hughes 5.00 ^FELL IN' 1
, E. M. Croxton 5.00
Press Allison 5.00 put <>ut of Actio
O. C. Blackmon 5.00 Avlator.s Machln
W. T. Gregory.. .. .. "5.00
s. T. Y. Williams.' 5.00 Recovei
9. M. J. Perry 5.00 British Headquart
9. Ernest Moore 5.00 and Belgium, Monda
9. C. B. Skipper 5.00 layed.)?The body (
j. George Williams . . . . 5.00 German airman, Li
9. A. G. Ellison. 5.00 who was recently re
is Bess McManus 5.00 man official commur
R. B. Mackey 5.00 ing, has been found
R. E. Wylie 5.00 ish lines, and Brltl
John D. Wylie 5.00 already dropped r
is Florence Robinson.. .. 2.00 the German front,
Max Brittain 2.00 tion of his death.
s Mary Williamson 2.00 Vosse was killed
Tom Beaty 1.00 engaged in a spec
9. L. C. Payseur 1.00 with a British air
is Lillian Robinson . . . . 1.00 fighting determined!
i. Mary Barron 1.00,cently
9. Kitty McLure 1.00 i The opponent of
9. Roy N. Walkup. . ... 1.00 the most brilliant
The Chapter chairman wishes to who for the purpose
l with the Knitting Committee tlve may be referred
expressing gratification at the 1 that not being his i
y generous contribution, of; is the story:
7.00 in one morning, and also to. Several British r
merely thank the contributors fori foiling on the 2
ir courtesy and affability. ' height of 7,000 fee
'ol. Leroy Springs has made a'theni was attacked
ci?i i-onirioutlon or $100 to do-1 red-nosed Albatross.
f the expenses of the Lancaster It appeared later tha
resentatlves who will attend the pilot of the trlplai
tltute for Home Service Secre- planes rushed up an
es to be held In Columbia about two, with a third er
15th of October. Misses Etta appeared on the scei
pper and Bess McManus are the en other enemy
ng women selected by the Lan- waiting at a dlstanc
ter Chapter Executive Commit- tray, but did not atti
to go in training for this im- British planes were
tant work of assisting the faml- keeping them off,
of enlisted men in our county. The third enemy
__o_ joined in the comba
Ilea Annie Cregory received . 'he Alb',ro"? ?< "><
er thin morning from Mre, John ,T " ,form.
Orant, director, IWoman'e Bu- ? ><
, .. _ .. ... . , . . suea. Hrown got I
11 of the Southern Division stat- . . . , ..
^ K?0<1 hursts from hi
that th ebox of surgical dress- . . ,
. , . " and several times
i sent in by the local chapter was . ..
. j > . . . drums on the gun,
lived and begged t omake the .. _ , ?
... the firing. Eventui
owing comment, that the box . ?
. manoeuvring. Brow
one of the most beautiful that . ,, .
. . . . . . . above Vosse and mi
ir had received, and also to thank . .. T1 ... .
plane, the British i
for the shipment. This ts the!., ..
. . , .. A . his machine gun j
>nd box of supplies that have|tjni(%
n sent in to headquarters, and a! ?
\ ' Vosse passed Broi
irable report was turned In on . . . .
by inches and dive<
t boxes. . . . ,
1 airman wheeled int
observed the Germa
i/WIXG HAVOC WITH THKM ward with his engln
ondon. Oct. 2.?Dispatches from dived again and got
land forwarded by frontier cor- his opponent, and fol
undents say that the Allied air- a heavy burst from
i are playing havoc with the Ger- did a slight right-l
i railway communications and continued to go dow
tary establishments in Belgium. appeared.
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SOCIAL NEWS.
ALS. *
The Suffrage League had
+ + + + + + meeting at the Red Cross roc
ruesday Tor Co- Thuraday afternoon to elec
j Kates for the State convent
Columbia. The president,
re spent Thurs- Ler<>y Springs, and Miss Rut
die were decided upon.
turned WedneB- The auxllary "ottiie U. D.
planning a treat for the Lai
people Friday evening. Oct
" Chester spent "The Boy* and Girls of the 6
The U. D. C. Chapter me
ag is expected Mr9' OUver Blackmon Thursd
, ternoon. Much business was
to spend the .
acted during the meeting. T
lowing delegates were elect
' v . , .. ? the general convention in (
i. Yoder of Van
. . . nooga. Tenn., on November
esaay 1 n iowu
Mesdames W. P. Davis and
Rlackmon, alternates; Mei
. I TrO.- G?~. J
icKey returned ?? ?? oio,,llia11 anu w* **
e mountains of ^'l'a being complete delegate
elected for the State conv
which meets In Florence De<
Hiatus left this I and 5th and 6th. w hich
to visit her aunt MeRdames Millen, Plyler and
McDow; alternates, Mesdar
C. Rlackmon and W. P. B
Br and children Mrs. tester Robinson was mt
.Ing the formers panizer of the children's chapt
Gregory. Mr. Walter Stewamn first vic<
dent. Miss Annie Withei
re of Fort Lawn having resigned as vice prf
wife and child, was electpd historian in p
Mrs. Charles King. A poem
ancastei tot ?i> y0|cp ^p an(] South
rings, N. C., to read by Miss Annie Withers]
HOl'SF TIKKO OF \VR.\\(
; MEETING Groans When lfeflln Seeks
swer Mason
held a meeting Washington. Oct. 3.?T1
Library. Mrs. R. tracted wrangle over char
It was well at-1 Representative Heflin. of Al
uost interesting, that certain members of C<
and Mrs. J. B. have ..acted suspiciously"
an appropriate present war, flared up again
f the Red Cross House today, when Represe
igs proved both Mason, of Illinois, made a
instructive, and J contending that Heflin had i
1 received. Twoltially charged Mason with
added. Mrs. An- and "linked him up with
Trs. S. L. Allen. I Goldman."
ided to solicit i Representative Heflin re(
soldiers dating consent of the House for t
ing six months, reply to Mason's remarks
was appointed ____
minittee
.Y; ((f^ n 1
IIUTISH LINKS lx^) D1H
n hy English
le (iun?Body
ers in France USIlCYtllS i
y, Oct. 1.? (De- _ _ ?
>r the famous \f ^ m
eutenant V'osse, w CH
ported in a Gertleation
as miss- ?????????
within the Britsh
airmen have
nessages behind
giving notlflca- ?? v
Sept. 23. while ff
tacular combat
man. He died! II/'II L CL
y and magnifl-f Tiff DC 011011)11
Vn<?o<? iq nni> of I Elegai
British aviators.
is of this narra- _
I to as Brown? Chiffon Broadcl(
eal name. Here U?ne Fox Fur collai
smart model. . . .
.lanes were pa- Chiffon Broade
3rd, flying at a somely tailored, b
t when one of med $25
by a German.
and a triplane. Many fine suits
It Vosse was the Tricotine, specially
ie. Two oKher
d engaged these All Wool Serge :
lemy scout, who in attractive style:
ae. About elevairplanes
were
e to Join In the tA/Q+flp*
ick, as some ten WHI''"
circling about. Pre8eI1tinK the Gr
scout. Who had , _ ?
t, vanished, but _ Street Coats of
. trlplane fought '<>" Broaocioin an
Brown singled beautiful collectioi
l herd fight en. ments in dea
n . number of blue, Beetroot, ta
le machine gun. P^V ?!
had to change a-Jo'-n' *
bo furious wan
illy, after ion* Serviceable Coat
n got a little vjce an(j general w
?de for the trl- $5
ilrman working
iteadlly all the ___
Women s Stn
vn'a right wing
1. The British 0000
0 position and
n gliding west- Featuring Crepe
e shut off. He Charmuse, showing
a good shot at straight lines and
1 lowed this with and hand embroide
his gun. Vosse l\\ $9.50, $12.."
land turn and
n until he dls- " ??
gk g manmm
name the men he thought had "act- TO I
ed suspiciously." but objection was fQ]
+ made by Representative Gardner of [ torne
a call Texas, and the row for the time be- to A.
mis on ing was brought to an end. the S
t dele- The House, evidently sick of the ter i
ion in iow, groaned when Heilin asked for j youth
Mrs. unanimous consent to reply to Ma-1 py tt
h Itid- son and applauded when Gardner 20,00
objected. The House was disinclined
to risk reopening the wrangle a*
C? are all by hearing Mason, but there was Cata
ncaster no parliamentary means of avoiding by ioc
12th, p|s speech on the ground of prlvi- on*ydl
O's." 1pi?p and 1
lege. Catan
. . ... the E
t Wtih Inflam
lay af- All Nickel*.
tranB- Judging by the looks of the eolleche
fol- tion plate that passes us at church, win t
?.1 . nlncv-tnnt ha of ?h.> _ .w dxnfn.
cu iul " ">- ujtiuwcm ul uir I'UU" an ln!
"Jhatta- *reKttti?n seem to think that heaven facer
14th- ,8 only 8even 8Quares away, and that Jy??.n
* the church Is a trolley car that carries anw*(
' the saints at the usual rates.?Houston beXcu!
idames Post. culrra
Millen. _________
s were w
ention, {
cember
were:
,?n Announc
ennett.
!3 CLOSED FOR ONI
sshlei t, mm
Mr. L. R. Terry, w
?oon.as partner in our busi
K order that we may
4n tory or stock, we wi
nesday the 10th in
le pro- _ .
rcs by We ask our customers to
abania, ?* >1
Jimress sufficient to carry them ov<
in the
in .i,e We will be open Thursday,
ntattve . r . J1
speech sume business as usual.
nferon'=
BENNETT-TE
.uee.ed PUrC FooJ S
i me to
and to y
Lson-Cloud Coi
Lancaster's Leading Store.
in October by Offerii
ues in Every Departn
Extraordinary Walues in
nen's Tailored
This Month, Comprising Reprod
nt Suits Seen al the Recent Style
ShandUcuffaWitA very Atl (
$39.;>o Women's S
loth Suits, handutton
and fur trim- Strictly tailored,
.00, $27.50 to $35.00 hand embroidered.
, ? . _ , figure. Size 14 yei
of rrench Serge and
r nripfirl of
$13.30 to $22.50
Suits, neatly tailored FtCTlch ft
3. . $9.50 and $12.50
________________ Gloves that Com
Cost
i s Coats u Real Kid G1?,ves
brown, grey; also
eatest Values of the
ason. An excellent Kid
all wool velour, chif- white and tan. W
d Burella Cloths. A isfaction in every <
i of striking gar- ???????
Arable color of Pekin uw ff
upe, Russian green, JLUXIlC
edrnla?oV ftft . A Combine luxury, el
8.a0, $2.i.00 and to f-y without extrava
fall colors; also bh
s. designed for ser- Phoenix Silk Po
?75. $8.50 and SI0.00 ??!?rs: ala? ',lack '
. 1 a r. Women's Silk He
eet and Aher- didiy at
Drocrcc ^'e taupe.
black and white Si
Metre Satin and so,e and h'Kh 8Peti
r the surplice Basque Children and Mis
tunic models, beaded very tine Lisle; a
?red Every pair guarai
?0, $17.50 to $35.00 wear 15
t
' - t ? ?w? ? wi.
tKCKIVE YOUNG PRISONERS
lutubia, Oct. 2.?Assistant Aty
General Sapp, in an opinion
K. Sanders, superintendent ot
Itate penitentiary, says the lats
authorized to receive negro
is in the reformatory sentenced
le recorders of cities between
0 and 50,000 inhabitants.
rrhai Deafness Cannot Be Cured
I applications, aa they cannot reach
Uraitd portion of the ear. Thcr? la
Jne way to cure catarrhal deafneM,
hat la by a conatitutiona! remedy,
rhal Deafneas le cauaed by an In1
condition of the mucoua lining of
luatachlan Tube. When thle tube (
>rd you have a rumbling aound or Imt
hearing. and when It la entirely
. Deafneaa la the reautt. Unleee the
matlon can be reduced and thla tube
ed to Ite normal condition, hearing
e destroyed forever. Many caaea of
mm are cauica oy ctiarrn, wniCB II
Hained condition of the mucoui iurHall's
Catarrh Medicine acts thru
lood on the mucous surfaces of ths
will give One Hundred Dollars for
lie of Catarrhal Deafness that cannot
red by Hall'a Catarrh Medicine. Ctri
free All Druggists. 76c.
r. J. CHENEY A CO.. Toledo. O.
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V
ement I
DAY ONLY
ill become a
iness; and in
take invenill
close Wedst.
buy their supplies
:r that day.
11th inst. and reRRY
CO.
\tore.
npany |
I
ig Unusual
nent.
I
Suits
uctions of Many
i Show.
e Collection of
erge Dresses
fur trimmed and
A model for every
irs to 48 bust
$7.75 to $27.50
i -oi
lia uioves
plete the Autumn
tume.
in black, white, tan,
with fancy stitch
$2.00 Pair
Glove, in black,
ill give perfect satrletail
$1.50
Silk Hose
eganc.e and durabiligance.
All the new
\ck and white $1.25
^e. All the popular
tnd w hite,
90c and $1.25
>se that wear splen,
. . 50c and 65c Pair
brown, grey, sand,
Ik Hose with double
al heel. *
?ses' School Hose, in
[so the heavy rib.
iteed to tfive best
J 4
s