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i 1 "heLancaster News north ! Lancaster, S. C. ... . . diet a trlumpha (SKMI-WEKKliV.) . . Gaston U. Means, cord, charged wit 4LrtfSo2 Mr8- Maud A* Ki ^Till 1? tOr boro News quotes Landmark as sayl IP ^ nKl.f ? ?~In1 ?lf r- '# i aui J fe KJ IU mat " My Country 'Tie of Thoo, Swoot Land result; at least he of Liborty." __serious concern. Published Tuesday and Friday credited with 1 BY THE "Means In no LANCASTER NEWS COMPANY. , News adds: a de Establishes! 1KN2. i- patent the momei GEORGE IllTiliA CRAVEN to try Means in th Editor and Manager he and h,9 family Entered as Second Class Matter nent for many ye rtober 7, 1905, at the Postofflce at jury chosen by sk inoaster, S. C., under act of Oon~ . orod bv a law th ess of March 3, 1879. . ,, . .. | challenges to the " which we get a f: SUBSCRIPTION PRICE: (In Advance.) jcourt Procedure in le Year $2.00 Ju?y system, in pai i Months 1.00 always " wondered s or we might say I The News is not responsible for the . _ . procedure and we ews of Correspondents. than once that it Short and rational articles on fled, yet it is our o pics of general interest will be ten( of lhe 1<ftW8 Rc adly received. . venue is protectior Friday, Nov. 30, 1917. not an ald to the 1 "Men of the proi SENTENCE SERMONS. standing of Gas ^ nunu V/ttruuaa pup He is great who is what he is from not easily convict ature, and who never reminds us * * The S ' others. Kmerson. Means tria, hopelf Nothing is so dangerous as an ig- trla* ?' >rant friend; a wise enemy is K'ves defense { orth.?La Fontaine. ing a wonderful 1 courts and this pai I find that the best virtue 1 have woefu, misrepre! is in it some tincture of vice.? ontaigne. probably can be the result of the tr Tell me what you like and 1 will judgment of these II you what you are.?Ruskin. two of the ablest t i . TTo , , State, could not n Ingratitude is a kind of weakness. have never known clever men to ^a'so accusations a ? ungrateful.?Goethe. ' ian(i their opinions, [more than passing He holds much who holds his The argument, ngue.?Sancho Panza. I J<JU I>r?;mr. nas no We take no note of time but from l>r?judioe to one c i loss.?Young. and the Greensbori i tr? nittiGiuGut With ! In war there is only one favora-1 e moment; genius knows when to "The Daily New / ' ize it.?Napoleon. !nark' has an ?P?1 innocence or guilt ? ' is persuaded that 1 EDITOR1ALETTES. hrtVP been done tl ^ no advantage giver r . > .... , , , moving the trial t Leonidas R. Whipple. That ought or at joast securing be enough to convict him. si<'? Cabarrus. I have put the defet + nearer on an equ; The problem now is to make one Kards the selection tedly the crux of mp of sugar do where one did be re. "CONDITIONS FA I ^ It is related th; Mrs. DeSaulles is referred to as a women's committer Chilean Heauty." Which ought to sion on training ca ilp some. other day reported ^ the vice conditions A number of benedict acquaint- in a city near on< ices are hoping there will be no ments. It mattei idemic of hypothyreosis. what city is menti . matters little, i Mr. Hoover at least ought to have rnent goes, whet he edit for providing a polite way for that soldiers play a 1 to do without things when we ditions spoken of. id it to do anyway. that the soldiers a 4> worse than other Geographically the Columbia Ue- , , naturally conclude ml was a little "off" in placing - ... * sands of soldiers a! iberty Hill in -Lancaster county, but sonf eyory wa,R ( served the purpose. ? . . . , * * and bad and the f therefore you ma3 We take it for granted that the deage just as you ?nse in the DeSaulles case know where there are n< 'hat they're talking about when soldiers?these : hey claim the defendant is afflicted , ^ display more of tl 'ith hypotliyreosis. is in then) by reaa According to the way the North a%vay flom home. Carolina papers look at It, Mr. Gas- sfra,1K* ,evetsion on Means, who has been away from *ry'llK *? *'l%" thesi tome for the past two months, will -iris iath< ?turn in a few days. lK,r,s fro,n the 801 + We fear that 1 So long as it is considered neces- t*ie 8?'(Uers have t >ary to blow that whistle every unbecoming t norning about an hour before folks f^ers or men. ike to wake up we suppose there ract "iaf 'a frill be no protest. pioper safeguard! 4. have been throw News comes from Washington young girls. Why :hat there Is to be a reduction of any more danger f ?5 per cent In the amount of mate- *jy reason of the rial used In women's dresses next soldiers? It is SB I year. And an acquaintance, repre-1 young girls and henslble to some extent, remarks ages are entirely t l Bat, If that's a fact, there is little acquaintance of t [ mbpe of the bottom of the skirt and out regard for th< Lie top of the shoe making connec- men, In over-zeal I THE LANCASTER IS ANGEK.", homesick and lonely men, v papers freely pre- kept away from their hon nt acquittal" for ! circles of friends with who on triul at Con- are accustomed to associate, h the murder of This is patriotism that des< ng. The Greens-" be commended, but over-zeal the Statesville is dangeroujsng he "will prob ithout fear of the ! ^ FRIEN'I) OF THE IK need have no very j Every now and then c The Landmark is I newspaper advocating that a boldly declaring be killed. Here we have on< danger/' and that chloroform, or, i duration that was '"8 with his suggestion, son; it it was decided ol Poison or ground-glass, i e county in which lhat direction would increai have been promi- .c>onser\ation. Ihe Columbia >ars and before a'vtry recently printed an editc illod lawyers fav- ticle advocating the killing at gives them 23 l,ogs anti the Itock Hill ltec State's four." In dorses H- Other papers fro ?int indictment of l'me hi up the subject i i general, and the 0U8S 'l from only one angle rticular. We have h(M'k Hill paper is tor a ta at the complexity. dogs, which is all right to a flexibility of court degree, hut a prohibitory ta> have argued more would deprive a poor man of 1 should be sinipli- lld which would be cheerful pinion that the in- b> a man of average circunu iverning change of would bo dangerously near t i for the prisoner, '?^'s'ati?n. jrosecution. | Then again, there are ninence and social "worthless" curs than one ton Means," the suspect. A hound-dog may iers continue, "are cheer to some lonely heart ed in this State.'are few friends that "stick" tate goes into the than a dog. A man may sta issly handicapped. ' dog and yet the dog will sta case in Carrabus his master. i big lead," show- j We have no statistics a knowledge of the showing how much food wo rticular case, or a jsaved if all the dogs were kill mentation which suspect Mr. Hoover has not c determined when this, but we fancy a good ial is known. The [ hones would be saved to lie two newspapers, i hack lot and rot. But after i In th?> Tar llonl the Sl)i?irestinn that th?v l?n Lr lislead thorn into conserve food, Mr. E. B. I'et gainst the courts Co,<1 Spring Harbor, L. I., as therefore, are of Why not kill the men? Tl interest far more tha" ,he ?Jogs. and the men were killed there wou or criticism, if No more kings, ???? - ,, No more wars, essence of bias or, N() ,mrRlar8( ?r the other side. No murderers, ? ? ? . . No unhappy marriages. et< 0 paper concludes Of course there are sum men: also there are some goo also some useful dogs, s, like the Land- Dogs are. at present, savin 1 mind as to the (at the risk of their own) of Means; but it battlefield. no injustice could Dogs are guarding propertj le defendant and their owners sleep, or atten i the State by re- where to their duties, o another county Dogs are guarding worn ; a jury from out- children (guarding them fron t simply would brutes, often human) while tl ise and the State are at the front, al footing as re- Dogs take the place of drn of a jury, admit- nials in many countries (a the matter." : creasingly at present.) The Esquimaux dogs do i It KltOM HOOD." work. There are regions where it the girls' and seen them sent a mile or tw< , Knaw Knulrito ?~ -1 ~ a. 3 i?i nit? I'll III III IS? >U "? >-,"T Dial i They are moat necessary as imp activities the ers of sheep. that they found No, a doR which can hrinj "far from Rood," fort to a cheerless heart do t? of the canton- deserve to be killed?he has ^ little, if any, his keep. ioned; in fact, it fur as our atgu- Concord and Mineoia will 1 r jt is mentioned hurry things up to make w i part in the con- Richmond when the Chamb We don't know case comes up. ire any better or * people;, we very ************** that the thou- ^ Altol T li.\\<WSTEIl. t any camp re pre- 4, >f life, the good * + + + + + + + + + + + indifferent, and .. ... , ..... . Sees <?eriiiiin.v s I-ioish r strike an aver- (Spartanburg Journal, woniii in ? Andrew Jackson, of l.a county, the birth place of "Oh [> soldiers. These ory," has been summoned fc o. .v.. ... tarv duty. We see Germany' same men?may ' now. je dare-devil that ? ;on of their being Not That llml. (Spartanburg Journal. Hut it seems a if we ever do want to kill of custom to be v o aro KoinK to ,urft him (>,T caster county to do It. The R young men from helieve in convicting peop ?r than save 'he 'hero. Idlers. Mot Good at Finishing n some instances (Greenville Piedmont. Kver see the times so du! Ten guilty of con- .Theodore Roosevelt couldn'l hem either as sol- something??Lancaster News r . 'better at starting than fli et. remains a T|(je his last two starts for th loubtful that the dency. i and influences! ?, . Always Ready. 'n around those (Greenville Piedmont. should they be in f , "a?,n* pa8??d Liberty Loan, the food-pledj rom these soldiers paign, the Y. M. C. A. wai fact that they are f"nd faster county is re I the next call.?Lancaster also a fact that That's the stuff. Lancaster women of mature ^"nlned not to become w well-doing, oo free In making ho soldiers, with- Good Memlw-rshlp. (Chester Reporter.) J character of the Attention?Lancaster coui ous patriotism In over 700 Red Cross member ter has 312. Wake up, ( ,??. to.i, iSiflf" rEWh FRIDAY, NOV. 30, 1917. .ho are] FLINT RIDGE. [ ? ies and m they Heath Springs, S. C., K. F. D. No. ;| 1, Nov. 26.?The farmers of this community have gathered in a largo j? erves to percentage of their crops and are do- I ousness ing their bit by planting an extra- I ordinary acreage of gram. (F _ There was a box supper at the XI. Caston school house on the evening { of November 16th. one Dox bringing ??? omes a ceil $8.60. The proceeds, which < ill dogs amounted to about $7 5 are to be m 9 which used in improving the school build- ^rj( n keep- Ing. le form There was a fruit supper at Mr. < used in Adam8' ,a8t Wednesday night, eve at wh |ph thp vnnncr nonnln /vf - se food v" i"' tan community passed off a merry even- the Record ,ng. thp irial ar- Miss Martha Creighton organized dei of ail a Woman's Home Demonstration ora ord en- du'> at the Caston school house last eou m time Fr,day a'ternoon. The following I officers were elected: President, da> ind dis- ^lrs R Sims; vice president, Mrs. 1 s. The \v. L. Crimminger; secretary, Mrs. me \ upon P. W. Twitty. L,ai certain Mr. and Mrs. 1'. W. Twitty have niei . which rPC?ntly returned from a visit to P'e lis do ' llartsville, where they attended the tioi >B' funeral of their grandson, little Wil- Mr. ly paid onjy son 0f Mr. and Mrs. Hoyt der stances, Twitty. den o class Mr. W. R. Threatt and Mr. J. C. ^ Small have returned from Colum- at,R bia, where they have been working son fewer on the cantonment. Thi would Messrs. John and Clarence Bow- t'ai bring era are visiting their brother. Lasca, I1 there national army, stationed at ate Camp Sevier. Greenville. Y. _ better Mra j R Whitley. of Kershaw, W. rve his recently visited her nieces, Mes- niei ly with dnmes W. L. Crimminger, P. W. ele< Twitty and A. N. Barrett. * . . . Mrs. E. J. Sims has been very ill ate ,t hand , during the past week, but is better oai< >uld be aj tvriting. aPP ed. We Mr. J. K. Neal is the first resident . ome to ?f this community to own an auto- ^ manv mo,>"e? a genuine "John Henry." j in the " ~ are NORTH LANCASTER. Mr, reading Gol it led to Lancaster, S. C., R. P. D.. 1. a... ^ nra . Mr. A. B Robinson nont in nnol "? ' are West Wednesday to spend Thanks- ^ giving with his brother, Dr. R. I.. .. tiev eat Rohinson. Id'he*" Mi8ft Mary Crni* waa at home prei troni Columbia to spend Thanks- f * giving. Miss Janie E. Craig. who teaches at Blenheim, spent the week-end at e good ,ipr father's, J. E. Crams. _ d dogs, Miss Ilazzie Betts is spending sev- j' oral days at her home near Catawba. K 1,::S Mr. B. S. Plaxco. Mrs. R. M. Plaxon the a co and daughters. Misses Mary audi r while Susie Orier and Mr. W. B. Plaxco, ofln ' il else- York are here visiting relatives. j oon i cenl , The Improvement Association ? en and T 1 other meeting was quite a success. Prof., lie men Thompson of Winthrop made a j splendid talk on "Conservation."' an'~ Also there were interesting exercises I ", nd in- | Ord by the children. At the close of the1 ... ' m 11 ] all the program the social committee serv-i .jj ed cake, sandwiches and coffee. i T h o vp ' _ OII ... The Woman's Bread Club met;,.,, a, with ' r ur keting Friday afternoon with Mrs. J. E. % herd- Craig. ? com- PLEASANT VALLEY. ||*f es not J. earned Fort Mni' s c- R F- D 2- fToir- ' ! 26.?Prof. O. G. Brim, of Wlnthrop 2 college, addressed the members of * the local Rural School Improvement lave to Association last Friday afternoon at ay for the school house. His subject was: * erlaine "Community Building." County Demonstration Agent Grae-; her came up to Pleasant Valley last J , . Monday and addressed the farmers P *f in behalf of the wheat growing and , ^ hog raising campaign now being 2 waged throughout the State. His _ address was very practical as >vell * . , as instructive. ? Lieut. F. G. Potts, son of Mr. and * > Mrs. O. W. Potts, of this community, ncaster now "somewhere" in France. | >r 'inili- raP'- C. W. Potts, J. H. Harris, J s finish Frank McManus and Walter Howie. i'leasant Valley's other soldier boys are at Camp Sevier at Greenville 2 and are expecting an early removal J 'a man to Franrp 2 to Lan- Mr. I). O. Potts is visiting his son.j y don't J. W. Potts, in Mississippi, who was J ii* over recently severely wounded while I* discharging his duties as rural po- V llcenmn In that State. J ) Rev. E. S. Jonea, presiding elder | II whan of the Rock Hill district, preached a > t start very forceful sermon In the Pleasant * He's ' riishlng Methodist church here last Sun- j e presl- ('ay afternoon. i ' Mr. W. C. McGinn, of this place,' recently resigned as magistrate of ^ J Indian Land township, and Mr. D.I Mly tiie "all has been appointed by the1 ?0 cam- governor to fill the unexpired term. I ? work Miss Theresa Harris is visiting at ady for Bascomvllle, 8. C. News. ^ eirydit LYNCHES CHEEK. Mrs. Albert Cunningham spent J I Wednesday with her mother, Mrs. > I Mary Rlackwell, In the Flat Creek V 2tyChheasVeCt,on' I * Vhestf r! ' Dorn, Wednesday, November 21,| uUifa Sftfl. Mffr Iten LOOKING BACKWARD | TEN YEA Ktt A (JO THIS TWENTY-FIVE YEA11S AGO MONTH THIS MONTH. rom the Files of This Paper (From the Files of This Paper (November 30, 1907.) November 30, 1892.) Cotton 10 3-4 cents; seed 18 The two houses (of the legislaits. ture) convened in annual session in Sheriff Hunter has been sum- the capitol yesterday. At 12 o'clock ned as a witness in a case to be Clerk Gray called the house to or;d in the United States court in (ler aud on niotion of Representaarleston on December 9. tive Mease, of Nowberry, Mr. Yel3ne of the most delightful social dell, of Edgefield, was madt temponts of the season was the enter- ?ry chairman. The members were nment given Thursday evening by then sworn in, and Representative Swastika club to a number of Brazeale. of Anderson, nominated ir gentlemen friends at the resi- Speaker Ira B. Jones, of Lancaster, ice of Miss Ivy Crawford. Elab- 'or re-election and this was secondte refreshments were served in ed by Messrs. Blease and Elder, and uses during the evening. . on motion of Representative Tupper, dr. rharlpq D Innna ennni '> tow of Phnrlnsfnn tlio chnlrmnn runt .hn rs in New York this week. unanimous vote of the house for Mr. rhe board of directors of the Far- Jones. fs Rank and Trust company. Cotton brought 10 cents here last icaster's new financial institution, week, but it is off some now. Worth t Tuesday afternoon and com- 9.50 yesterday. ted its organization by the elec- Senator Strait has been assigned n of Mr. W. M. Moore as cashier, to a place on the committee of medE. R. Lingle was elected presl- ical affairs, and Representative J. it and Mr. J. F. Nisbet vice presi- N. Estrldge to a place on the comit at a previous meeting. inittee of agriculture. 'ashler George W. Williams and A tremendous lot clothing. All istant cashier Waddy R. Thorn- bargains. Hundreds of suits from , of the Rank of Lancaster, spent 75 cents up. W. Gauson. anksgiving day with Mr. J. A. The annual conference of the M. ithen, of Dry Creek. E. church, South, which has been in editor News: We hereby nomin- session fo rseveral days, closed MonB. C. Hough, W. P. Rennett, B. day night after the appointment Funderburk, W. T. Gregory and for another year-had been announoB. Plyler as candidates for alder- ed, some of which are as follows: n of Lancaster In the ensuing Rev. G. T. Harmon, presiding elder :tion. Friends. of Chester district. Lancaster, Rev. Editor News: We wish to nomin- E. G. Price; Lancaster circuit. Rev. Harry Hines. Esq., as a candl- A. S. Leslie; Tradesville, Rev. W. L. e for mayor of Lancaster in the Pegues; Chesterfield, Rev. R. R. iroaching election. Citizens. Dagnall. Irs. W. Z. Hilton, of Liberty Hill, 1 1-4 mills, Interest on Borrowed Mrs. O. H. McKagin, of Sumter, Money 1-2 mill. Total 24 3-4 mills, visiting their parents, Mr. and For payment of interest on Town. ' w T- Blackmon, near Halle 8h|p Bonds: In Pleasant Hill Town- v d Mine.- ghlp 3.4 of 1 mmt in Qm?g Creek ^ 'he farmers of our community Township 1 1-2 mills, and in Cane sowing lots of small grain One Creek Township 1 3-4 mills, r to <!o our bit toward winning Special School Taxes for the vawar. rious districts are as follows: Distev. Mr. Beaver, of Maiden, N. (\. tricts 6 and 13 two (2) mills, dlsached at Pleasant Plain Sunday tricts 22 and 45 three (3) mills, >rnoon. districts 1, 3, 4, 5, 9, 20, 21, 23, 26, 27, 30, 47 and 4 8 four (4) mills, TAX NOTICE- districts 36 five (5) mills, district 7 six (6) mills, district 14 six and s;es Are Payable from Octo- one-half (6 l-2) mills, districts 2, ?er 15th, 1<>17. to March io, u, 12, 15. 17, 18. 19. 24. 25. 15th, 11)18. 81, 33. 34. 39, 42, 43, 45 and l penalty of one per cent will be 49 eight (8) mills, district. 38 ten ed for January payment, two per (10) mills, and district 4 0 eleven t for February, and seven per (H) mills. I for March. All male citizens between the 'he levies for the different pur- ages of 21 and 55 years are liable es are as follows: for a capitation tax of three 'or State purposes 8 1-2 mills, ($3.00) dollars for road purposes, istitutional School Tax 3 mills, and all male citizens between the inary County purposes 4 1-2 ages of 21 and 60 years are liable Is, Public Roads and Bridges 6 for a poll tax of one ($1.00) dollar. Is, Interest on I^ast Indebtedness except those exempt by law. ids 1 mill, Interest and Sinking T. L. HILTON, id on C. & C. Railroad Bonds County Treasurer. >>>>>>>v?y#v^iM7f7rM?7rrt7?77777f7ri777#777tT777T ' ' Patriotism and Duoiuess i a ! y Kvery good citizen at tish time should do > Ids share toward strengthening the Federal > Reserve Banking System which our gov eminent lias < reated with its BILLION DOI .LARS of resources to stand hack of its |*| member hanks and till their depositors. Yon can contribute directly to the . 4 11. . i' 11.: A. i ' ^>n ru^iii ui tins sysicin, ill HI ill tile SUU1C ' time secure its protection I>y depositing your money with us, since part of every I dollar you deposit with us goes directly in to the new system, where it, is always ready for yon when wanted. J This is a suggestion for prompt action. E===5i : The First National Bank i LANCASTER, S. C. ( HAS. D. JONES, President, E. M. CROXTON, Vice Pre*. and (Wiler, FRED ADAMS, Assistant ('Mhier. I .. ' \ : 1 j ; *ut|,iitM*'" *: