The Lancaster news. (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, November 30, 1917, Page 4, Image 4
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"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.
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Patriotism and Duoiuess i
a !
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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
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^>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.
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