The Lancaster news. (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, October 26, 1917, Page 5, Image 5
SHORT LOCAL NEWS
OF GENERAL INTERES
RECENT HAPPENINGS I
CITY AND COUNTY.
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^ Doings of People in Which A
Sections of Lancaster Coun?
ty Are Interested.
Local cotton buyers were offerlr
"28 l-2c per pound for cotton th
rnui ill L1K uu tuts luwni iuai ittrt.
The King house on Catawba stre'
now occupied by Mrs. Minnie Cautl
en and Mrs. Murchison, has bet
purchased by Mr. A. C. Carnes.
Rev. R. L. Walkup, General A
serably secretary of stewardshi
will preach in the First Presbyt
rlan church Sunday morning ar
evening.
The many friends of Mrs. Jno. '
Green will be glad to learn that si
"has returned to her home in th
city from a Charlotte hospital voi
much improved.
Mrs. Mattie Rice, who has bee
assistant at the Kershaw postoffli
Tor several years, has been appoint*
nnatniiatrnuQ to cn rvn until thn r?iv
, service examination is held 1
choose a successor to W. L. Blac]
mon, resigned.
Local trains have been runnir
late this week owing to the hea\
travel to the State fair. Many pei
pie, however, have taken advantaf
of the good road to Columbia an
traveled to the capital city by auti
mobile.
An accident at the gin of Mr. Hi
Heckham in the county Tuesda
cost Janies Allen, a negro hand, n
arm. He in some way became tai
gled in the machinery and his ar
was so badly crushed that aniput:
tion wap necessary.
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Rev. H. R. Murchlson and Mr. 1
^ S. Stewart attended a patriot
T^rally at Kershaw Monday night ar
made addresses. There will be
meeting at Van Wyck tonight ar
Mr. Stewart and Mr. Jno. M. Madr;
of this city, will make addresses.
An interesting aaaress was neat
Wednesday night at the Presbyt
rlan church, when Mr. Carl Eehmai
Southern secretary of the Chrlstia
^ Endeavor societies, made a talk 1
the loca' society. There was quite
# large crowd present and the addrei
was greatly enjoyed.
The Bethel Presbytery has bee
In session this week at Tlrzah churc
and large crowds have been In a
tendance. Rev. L. O. McCutchli
returned missionary rrom Korei
preached the opening sermon. Tt
pastor of Tlrzah church. Rev. W. V
Ratchford, has been a member of th
Presbytery fifty-four years.
The Moriah Baptist associatlo
held Its one.hundred and second ai
nual session with the Camp Cree
chufch Thursday, Friday and Satui
day ' of last week. The Moria
union Includes all of I-ancastc
county. The annual election of off
cers was as follows: Moderato
Rev. B. F. Carson: Clerk. W. F. Ei
\ trldge, treasurer, W. L. Croxtor
The executive committee for the et
suing year is composed of Rev. I
P. Carson, W. F. Estrldge, W, 1
Croxton, Dr. J. H. Thayer, Rev, I
E. Blaekmon, Rev. T. A. Dabne]
W. C. Adams.
Two sisters and two brothers wh
recently registered at the Hot<
Royal, Messrs. Fred E. and Harr
Whipple, Misses Clara H. and Ros
E. Whipple, from Beaufort, S. C
own a farm of six acres aroun
Beaufort, and las.t year they wen
Into the truck farming business, an
cleared $27,000 from the six acrei
The sisters and brothers passe
through Lancaster last night rr
turning to Beaufort. They ha
made an extended trip North. Thl
certainly Is saying a good deal fo
Beaufort and also South Carolina, a
well as for the business Judgment o
the Whipple family.
SOUTH CAROLINA TOBACCO
SALES ON THE INCREA81
Columbia. Oct. t25.?-The State Dc
partment of Agriculture, In a com
pilation showing the condition of th
% tobacco market for last month
states that 294,126 more pound
was sold than In September, 1911
and an Increase of $96,083.24 wa
paid. Only Ave markets and ntn
warehouses reported, the other mat
kets and warehouses having com
pleted their sales during the preced
ing months.
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_ PERSONALS.
Mrs. Dlllie Wince is the guest of
Mrs. H. M. Parks.
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Mr. Douglas attended the circus in
Columbia Wednesday.
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Mrs. John P. Hunter is visiting
relatives in Bascomville.
Miss Carrie Neal has accepted a
position with M. Poliakoff.
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18 Misses Marie Roddey and Bennie
Culp left today for Columbia.
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^ Mr. T. L. Hilton attended the fair
and circus in Columbia Wednesday,
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Mrs. Jennie Mcllwain returned
g. yesterday to her home in Hopewell,
P. Va
id Mrs. L. S. Elliott left for Columi
bia Wednesday to attend the fair
and circus.
*e Mrs. R. E. Wylie has as her guest
'8 this week Miss Alethia Chambers.
py of Richmond.
Mrs. i. j. sirau, wno nas Deen
visiting her parents in Lexington,
SO 1
, I has returned.
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1 Miss Louise Wylie returned from
Columbia today, where she attended
the State ball.
Mr. Aubrey Cauthen left for CoIR;lumbia
Wednesday to attend tho
ry fair and circus.
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te Mr. Ross Carnes attended the fair
id | and circus in Columbia Wednesday
o- and Thursday.
Mrs. John Riddle and children atal
tended the fair in Columbia WedLy
nesday and Thursday.
n-j Mrs. Leroy Davidson, of Camden,
m|and Mrs. Samuel Wilkes, of Laurens,
spent Wednesday in town.
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Miss Nan Love Copeland, of
Heath Springs, spent Wednesday
ic night with Miss Ida Porter,
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a Miss Ida Cauthen will leave soon
id for Knoxville, where she will spend
a. some time with Mrs. F. L. Coleman.
Miss Evelyn McDow, of the
.(j county, has accepted a position in
p. the store of Rodman-Walkup com
n. Pany'n
J. H. Witherspoon and sons, James
and Harvey Witherspoon, motored to
Charlotte, N. C., Thursday for the
circus.
>n Mr. W. J. Crenshaw, of Van
h Wyck, Is a visitor to Lancaster today.
Mr. Crenshaw is a prosperous
p, farmer.
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lP Miss Annie Belle Ferguson, of
y Rock Hill, has joined the operating
ie force of the Lancaster Telephone
company.
Mrs. R. F. Flemming and son,
Robert, of Laurens, arrived today to
^ i visit the former's brother, Dr. R.
C. Brown.
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Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Wylie, Misses
" Jaunita and Gildersleeve Wylie and
John D. Wylie motored to Columr>
hia Wednesday.
' Mrs. Linnie Witherspoon and
l* children, Elizabeth, Mary Dunom
* and Marion Slmms spent Thursday
in Charlotte, N. C.
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r' Mrs. W. P. Bennett and daughter.
Miss Perry Belle, and Mrs. R. W.
.Oraeber attended the fair and circus
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^ j in Columbia Wednesday.
T Mrs. H. R. Rice left last night fori
* Jacksonville, Ala., in response to a!
" telegram announcing the death of
(* her sister, Miss Sarah Nixon.
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d Mr. and Mrs. Frank Oreen, who
> ' were married In .Rock Hill Tuesday,
d arrived this morning for a visit to
>- Mr. Qreen's parents, Mr. and Mrs.
d Jno. T. Green.
r Messrs. Ira B. Jones, Jr., Paul
s Moore, James Hough and T. M.
' Hughes motored to Columbia Wednesday
in Mr. Hughes' car to attend
I the fair and circus.
E| Mr. B. Cunningham and daughter,
(-'Miss Bessie, Miss Grace McDow, Mr.
i-i M. C. Cunningham, and Mr. H. H.
e Horton motored to Columbia Wedi.
itesday in Mr. Cunningham's car to
s attend the circus,
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s Mrs. and Mrs. Waldy R. Thomson
e had as their guest* this week Mr.
- and Mrs. Blackwell end Misses Besi
ale and Lillian Blackwell, of Dar!
linglon, and Mr. James Blackwell,
of Massachusetts.
E LANCASTER NEWS FRIDAY
Mr. Robert Beckham, who is inj
the Motor Truck Co.. at Camp Se- The
vier, stationed at Greenville, spent tered
the week-end at home and returned Fre?
to his post of duty Wednesday morn- pie, M
log. Rose
?o? W. F.
Messrs. J. E. Patterson, Joe Mc- lanta:
Uwain, A. F. Giles and Brown Sis- ^ W
tare attended the circus in Charlotte Boy kit
last night. den; I
o W. Z.
Mr. Fred Adams attended the clr_ Mr. at
cus in Charlotte Thursday night. more;
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mers.
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SOCIAL NEWS. Reeve5
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GREEN- Charl<)
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(Rock Hill Herald.) Owens
Cards reading as follows were is- Virgin
sued today: fnmii.
Mrs. G. A. Cowan j Berry
announces the marriage of her
daughter Christine KREN<
to
Mr. Frank Davis Green I
on Tuesday the twenty-third of October
One thousand nine their i
hundred and seventeen torped
Rock Hill, S. C. numer
0 The ceremony was performed at out of
5:15 o'clock, on Tuesday afternoon. The
at the residence of the bride's moth- ed tha
er, on Academy street, the offlciat- destro
ing minister being the Rev. Walter Fun
Simpson, of Charlotte. Only mem- forces
bers of the two families were pres- the nc
ent. . pulsed
The house was attractively adorn- On
*>d with roses and other flowers, the engage
ceremony-room being especially in the
pleasing. The young couple were the Jt:
unattended, and left on the evening ian th
train for a short bridal trip. The again
bride wore a smart coat suit of trian
taupe cloth, with hat and shoes to Cadon
match. ! Italian
Upon their return to the city they'^.
will reside for the present with Miss ^
i>iary niarsnall. j
As Miss Cowan, the bride has al-; /
ways been popular in this her home! '(/ *
town, and her friends are rejoicing!
| that her marriage will not remove '
| ber from their midst. Mr. Oreen is!
la native of Lancaster, but has been j i
a resident here for some months, j
where he is associated with Mr. W.
H. Gladden in the real estate business.
Out-of-town relatives here for the
occasion were the groom's father,
brother and his sister. Miss Mildred
Green, and two aunts, Mrs. James j
j Green and Miss Jennie Green, all of,
Lancaster.
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MIST LIMIT PARCELS TO
THE SOLIDIERN IN FRANCE
Washington, Oct. 25.?Christmas
presents and other gifts from home
for American soldiers in France!
must be restricted to parcels of not)
more than seven pounds each. The
postofllce department today announced
had it been informed by the
American postal authorities in
i France that under the arrange- j
ments with the French railways the!
French postal service is unable to:
carry in the parcel post packages in j
excess of seven pounds.
SHIP BUILDING NOW
THE GREATEST NEED
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the pockets of the rich to put cheap; |
flour into the mouths of the poor, ill j
Our whito flour is subsidized to the III
extent of $200,000,000 a year, it is JI j J
therefore sold under cost. That isil'l
why our people are getting Ameri-j|||
can flour cheaper than your people, j j jj
"In respect to other articles of 11
food consumption you must remem-l Ij j
her that we have a very strict con~j|||
trol. The people of Great Britain III
have seized the mills and have taken Ijl
control of the wholesale and retail III
stores. They have enforced very |j|
strict laws against profiteering. Ill
These are some of the reasons why 111
food in Great Britain has not reach- Iji
ed the famine prices it might have III
been expected to reach. We ask you 13 I
to conserve your food?not for our III
civilian population at all. That Iji
population can take care of itself. Ill
We have the great fear that there Ijl
may be a shortage of food for the I j I
boys who are going through the hell
of fire in the trenches. We ask you I j I
1/vU ?- * J '
w j--iu us in iuiiu proouruon ana
food conservation." 1
Catarrhal Deafness Cannot Be Cured
by local applications, as they cannot reuch
the diseased portion of the ear. Th> r?- Is
only one way to cure catarrhal deafnees. ! 1
and that Is by a constitutional remedy. I .
Catarrhal Deafness Is caused by an in- I
flamed condition of the mucous lining of
the Eustachian Tube. When this tube is
Inflamed you have a rumbling sound or Imperfect
hearing, and when It Is entirely
closed. Deafness Is the result. Unless the
Inflammation can be reduced and this tube
restored to Its normal condition, hearing
will be destroyed forever. Many cases of
deafness are caused by catarrh, which is
an Inflamed condition of the mucous sur- j
faces. Hall's Catarrh Medicine acts thru
the blood on the mucous surfaces of the
system ||1
We will give One Hundred Dollars for ll\ L
any case of Catarrhal Dtafness that cannot \\\
he cured by Hall's Catarrh Medicine. Clr- \\\
culars free. All Druggists. 71c.
F. J. CHENEY * CO.. Toledo. Ou
Z, OCT. 26v 1917.
HOTEL. ARRIVALS. AMERICAN AVIATOR K
following have recently regis- WHILE LANDING
at the Royal Hotel: Paris. Oct. 2 5.?Robert
1 E. Whipple, Harry W. Whip- of Brooklyn. N. Y., an
isses Clara H. Whipple and aViator with the French i
E. Whipple, Reaufort, S. C.; kilied while landing at a
Mustin, N. C.; J, W. Hunt, At- 8Chool on October 15, aci
C. K. Marshall, Gastonia; B. newg received here. Hanf
'ontlQRlQlro*' *
"?- . v.?iuucu, u. a. Georgetown University sti
?, Camden; *2. F. Miller, Cam.
I. E. Douglas, Allentown. Pa.;
Stultz, Winston-Salem, N. C.; Ml?
id Mrs. R. E. Norlleet, BaltlJ.
W. Fitzmourice, St. Ivouis; IV|
Coker, Tennessee; T. C. HamNorth
Carolina; Mrs. Francis FamOUS SI
ms. Lynchburg, Va.; Z. C.
i, Charlotte; George Rivers, v"/
r; Jas. A. Rennle, Baltimore; r)
Beall, Charlotte; Hubert Al- fi?
Philadelphia; W. A. Bass,
tte; W. B. Jordan, Virginia;
Frazier, Richmond; W. C. I \
, Greenwood; C. E. Roller, ^J I W
ia; C. M. Marshall, North ?
na; R. J. Lane, Columbia; mfl? Tl \1cm
Wilson, Columbia. ys I |
CH TAKES lO.OOO I | 1
PRISONERS; 25 GUNS*
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rireadnaughts, one cruiser. 12 | [
0 boats, one transport and ' I
ous mine sweepers were put
' action by the Russian fleet. JHgjfB
etrograd government announc- ^HSSH^S^HSHS^fTs
it at least six of the German
yers were sunk TUf.
ther German attempts to land . '
on the Esthonian roast to Fnrtv v/>/ir
nth of Werder have been re- J J
by Russian detachments. J*llCtlirill?*
the other fronts no important qT Iffulrrs
mien's are in progress, except
nature of bombardments. On I A A]f A1
ilian front of the Austro-Ital- Liali via
eater the artillery activity
has become intense. An Aus- THE BEST P
attack with infantry in the
1 region was repulsed by the I
is with heavy losses.
ROBlNSON-d
LANCASTER'S L E A I
SII.K PKTTH'OATS. 1-"A
Values so excellent that every woman will ^ lf
wonder how we sell Petticoats of such qual. sh
ity at such attractive prices. ('h
HEAVY JE11SEY SILK PETTICOATS. ;U1
Tops of heavy Jersey Silk, with satin and
taffeta corded flowers $1.05 *
In v
MESS A LINE PETTICOATS wi
In every changeable shade, especially suited CltF
to wear with afternoon dresses, deep
tucked flowers $4.50 and $5.75 ll|,|"
MESS A LINE SILK PETTICOATS
In black, navy, Prussian green, purple and
copen. Cut very full and of heavy A sp
silk $ I .OS, $2. ?8 and $5.05 eil
ot
COTTON PETTICOATS.
Fine Mercerized Skirts of all black and black
with novelty striped flounces.
98c, $1.25 and $1.59
CMAMIiltY PETTICOATS
Of guaranteed fast colors, full width, with
deep scolloped flowers . . 50c, 95c and 75c
WARNER'S RUST PROOF CORSETS.
This is an excellent wearing Corset. Every
pair fully Kunri>?l(><><l- Rack and front laced
in white, flesh and pink.
ATHLETIC AND DANCING CORSETS FOR / J
YOUNG GIRLS. I A
Moderately priced at Sl.no and $2.oo \\
For the average figure a strong, well designed
model SI.OO and $1.50
I''or the stout a heavy model double lined
*I.OO, *1 .no and ifct.OO
SPECIAL.
A well made Corset in all sizes 50c ^
k??www??mmrmmti n ! 1 1 1111111
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2. I
* * mm
ILLKI) Reaches < lirist iuiiin.
IX PARIS Prosperity, Oct. 26.?Mrs. ThornHanford.
well liaynes has just received a mesAmerican
sage from Secretary Lansing stating
army, was that her husband has arrived safely
nr aviation at Christiania. Mr. Haynes left
cording to Washington for Petrograd about a
ord was a month ago. He Is in the consular
ident. service.
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:s of experience in manu- 1
men's fine shoes is the test 1
hip in erBOSTOI\IANS." I
STER DEPT. STORES j
LACE TO SHOP AFTER ALL ?
.PUD CO. !
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S< 'IX ATI N<? (iKOIU.Km KliOl'SKH,
>vely group, comprising .ill the softest
ades of gray, taupe, Beige, Gendan.,
ampagne, navy, black, white, Hesh and
own, showing tucks; have embroidery
i?l filet laces. Priced very special
94,95 and 95.75
IKAVY WASH OIIKFON BLOVSKS
^ hite, flesh and navy, daintily finished,
th r,n?l
- VIMUIUIUCIJ
1'K l>K < IIINK AMI Ti ll SILK WAISTS
musual merit. All the popular models j
e represented in this showing
91.DM, $2.2T> and $3.50
LINGERIE WAITS.
dendid showing of voile and batiste, in
ther high or low; some lace trimmed,
hers tailored. . . . OHc, SI.AO and SI .OS J
MOI?AltT COKSKTS.
i lines of your winter suit will be em>hasized
correctly if you are properly
itted in one of our new Fall Models of
riodart Front Laced Corsets?
93.50 to JtM.AO
Slllt ASSI KltS.
Bit ASS IE RS.
Dellevoise Ilrassiers are
\ famous for their style,
J comfort and duablllty. Be
II I t I fitted In one of our new
fii tLkw models and notice how It
iBm-ols* improves your figure.
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