Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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*V. . . Real I } I am offering several de farm lands in all sections of interest you. Also some de houses. Demand for this i creasing, and like everythi much higher in price. MONEY IS EASY?BUY T. M. M I + + + + + + + + + + + ABOUT TOWN. + * + +* + PlanH are being perfected by the boys of the town to have a script dance tonight in the Mackey opera house. The music will he furnished by a Charlotte orchestra. W. R. Elliott, district government demonstration agent has been in the city for the past few dayR holding a conference with Mr. R. W. Graeber and Miss Martha Creighton. The report of cotton ginned in Lancaster county up to December 1, shows over a thousand bales increase over last year. The figures are 13,193 this year, and 12,070 last year. The Kershaw graded school shut down Tuesday on account of the shortage of coal. The next session will open on Wednesday. January 2. and In the meantime some improvement will be made in the heating apparatus. Mr. I. H. Roscoe has resigned his position with the Lancaster PepsiCola Bottling company and will leave in a few days for Canton, Ohio, where he goes to take a position with the United Alloy Steel corporation. ?o? Agent Cauthen, of the Southern Railway in Lancaster, tells The News man that the war tax collected in the month of November on passenger tickets and freight amounted to $26.'l. This was the first month under the new war tax. Sickly children need WHITE'S CIPEAM VERMIFUGE. Tt not only destroys worms, if there be any. but It acts as a strengthening tonic in the stomach and bowels. Price 25c per bottle. Sold by all dealers !n medicine.?Adv. MT feANK co, -1 || will sts Thrisimas narase vourdt Won't that $63.75 look j To get that much all you ne now, and each week increase 50 weeks have $63.75. Or you can begin with 1( and in 50 weeks have: 10-CENT CLU 6-CEHT CLU 2-CEHT CLU 1-CEHT CLU You can begin with tl crease your payments each v There are also 50 cent, ^ you pay in the same amoui Also start your little ones. We add Four Per Cent The First N< ""/T TOE, LANIi -JLU-- - - L.L, 4 , JL.^.I-J c_?mmm I Th* V,in The News sei mm ? ? Lee Tillman, B * r 'evening aftei |P ^ months Mrs. j. m. Yc sirable small and large size interred in t , ,, . . . . Sunday afte the county at prices sure to funeral servi( sirable city building lots and rpv. j. w. e kind of property is now in- m. b. Lathan ng else, will surely be very ^ * The La net A HOME-DO IT NOW. j *Ze lucte : Irvln Jacl I I 1 11~^ I assistant recc ? Wilson, cond den: D. R. ?? | Craig. O. S.; ( W- -T Thnni Ti.? n " ~ ??"?? municipal !?-! Sowrti. "repr. . T?"sdtty resulted in the,alternate r(,p election of the old administration fori the tihrd time without opposition.! The ticket elected is as follows: ! onstaljlo Mayor, J. A. Williams; aldermen: Inrr< s,e(' J'n W. T. Stover. K. F. Hammond. H. A. Caakoy R stat Morton, J. E. Sims. ' grants withoi I i?i jail and wi ?o? | Mrs. Jane Marshall, wtfe of J. A. un,il Mar Marshall, of Elgin, died at her home! son,f* one K?' there last Friday. She had been ill The ,oast fln for several weeks. Mrs. Marshall him is 51,00 \?as 60 years old and is survived byj^oun(' passes her husband, three daughters and him, w three sons. Interment was in the wir?cemetery at Elgin Saturday afternoon. the services being conducted Eittle Brya by Rev. Mr. Gibson. Mrs. M. C. L; ?o? community, <] James U. Horton and Miss Lena noon. The re Blacknton, daughter of Mr. J. R. in the cenie Blackmon, of the White Bluff sec- church, the tion. were married Sunday afternoon conducted by at the home of the officiating minis- Bryan was a tor. Rev. J. M. Neal. After the cere- boy, about te tnony a wedding supper was given be sadly mis the wedding party at the home of friends. In the groom's father. W. S. Horton. bereaved pari 0 of their mar The Midway candy kitchen was munlty. partially destroyed by fire yesterday morning about 6 o'clock. The A double fire started under the counter and Rock Hill T\ consumed all the fixtures and stock. Blackmon be not injuring the building except J- V. Thomas smoking the walls. The fire depart- ell the bride ment was called out and it was not Mrs. Thomas long before the fire was under con- and Mrs. W. trol. The stock was over half cov- shaw. and Mr ered by insurance. The stock and tor of Mr. am fivlll t-rto ? ? - ' " 1 ..???.%? wo uir imiprny m nrasios t'l iMM^naw. Prothers. ; niacist at Pi n his bride wil P. It. (Jossett, State fuel adminis- * roxton w ill trator, is quoted as saying that the w here Mr. Cr ruling of the federal fuel adminis- nior?antile hi trntion requiring all "white ways" to he out off on Thursday and Sun- MRS. M. F. day nights, applies to those white' DIE ways where current is supplied by! hydro-electric plants as well as those getting current from plants Mother of li? using coal as fuel. If this interprc- J|M(| , tation is correct, the white way In Lancaster will shed no light on * these two nights each week. Mrs. Marg | died at the g g Hugh R. Mil i Shelton Sims ^E IN; ASK ABCJT IT. <***> i attended old TT?* ter the death ' >'': / ' ^ ^ '* man of Knox' # of Lancaster j irt vou in our <'hi""n- iior 'J "* Zi Murrhtson. <1 Banking (Lub 7^7 ^ I Dr. C. O. Mi ?posit Or a week ?, school. Prim j tenant J. R. p I corps, Quantl ?: k. Mlnter, ai ton. Ala., B1 food to you next Christmas? u- s- coast ed to do is, bring in a nickel r and Hu*h i your deposit 5 cents and in 3 navjr Mrs. Murch until within ) cents, 2 cents or even 1 cent daughter. Mr S. C. and Da* She is alsc B PAYS $127.60 Mrs. B PAYS 63.75 Corona ea. S. B PAYS ? S nature and w hprpvpr oh A ie largest payment and de- Mstent anrt c< veek- of her life, t $1.00 and $5.00 clubs where ! Presbyterian mt each week. Start today. After simp the manse, eo Patterson of t interest. sisted by Re^ Rev D. W. K ried to Coroni . 1 n 1 at Old Bethle ibonal Bank and the board _________________________________ pall bearera. ?77 r r- ^ \ ' I^HTEBr BBWS KRHMr?,.PEC Wyck correspondent of PERtK>NAli MBNT ,d. the following: John Mre Ma H B, Jr.. died Saturday (.har,egton t an illness of several lie home of his sister, q p Clyburn, ider. His remains were yesterday 'n th? 1 he Van Wyck cemetery t moon at 3:30. tho Audley Hill. Jr., ?es being conducted by Wednesday in the (alley, assisted by Rev. ?, . He was 65 years old. ^ H Ashcraft. o _ -I fpw riAVB In U>? ' isier t;ouncii, wo. 38, ?' held a meeting Tues- ? ' d the following officers Ernest Heaty i H. K. Williamson, iI'avi(,son to 8pen^ kson. Vc; C. H. Everall. M?u . . __ ?? ,. . Mrs. J. J. Kami] irdlng secretary: W. E. , : W. M. Elarton. war- ??' . w ."w"" Tall lock, I. s.; G. W. " W ,th"r?P"< E. M. Croxton. trustee; VV. E Plyler""J pson. chaplain; H. N. Wendell, Wake'cc seutative; G. W. Craig, home to spend the resentative. ? -1 ?~~ Miss Helen Mac John Caskey Tuesday from Chatham 1< I Duren. colored, at C hatham, V'a., to s ion, for solociting imi- ?c at a license. Duren is ^ M. Gillespie, II have to remain there bpe" visiting his ch term of court unless Skipper, returning 88 on his $2,000 bond. (,aye that can be put on ??o 0. On his person was J* H. Cottingha for he and a woman '>a-. >s spending a hich he claims is his ?'ty visiting his si Cottlngham. ~ O - q n Lyles, son of Mr. and ('laud N. Sapp, Hes. of the Flint Ridge Ppnera'. who speni lied last Monday after- week here, re mtains were laid to rest ^'a this morning, tery of Flint Ridge ?0 funeral services being ^r" an(' Mrs. Rev. Samuel Long. ,hpir ,itt,e daugh bright and intelligent Cnluml>ia to spent n years of age. and will Sfiasoa with relatP sea oy 11 is many little ?e their great sorrow the William Green ants have the sympathy hnme froni the ('i< iy friends In the com- ho,k,ays w'th his Mrs. W. T. Williai ...jj. . ? i . , 'LeConte Mackei wedding took place In . , . ... _ yesterday from I] lesday when Miss Etta ,u? v, , _ fne holidays with came the bride of Dr. ... _ o. i v.i and Mrs. K. R. Ma and Miss Hlanche Sow> of Leroy S. Proxton. ... ?c is the daughter ?f Mr. , Mlase8 Mary ?>>' I., ntaekmon. of Ker- t0, ?. Croxton is the dnugh- \ a a I Mrs. J. I.. Sou-ell. also " H?'r " l>r. Thomas Is a pilar- ... , .. ( tndletott where he and! ... \ I reside. Mr. and Mrs. lB'?d"n , al A*nea reside at Kershaw. I ."' ' f" T*d oxton l? engaged in the|"ol,da" wuh isiness. I ' ^ I Prof. C. E. \V MTTRrHIQHV | tendent of the ' ML K( hi^ON I schools. Will leave S AT SON'S HOME [ l-e xington to spent Fred Starr. Jr., n\ Hugh R. Murrliison | noe of The Lan M. >1. Mlntor Passes j leave tomorrow ti rav TuimIuv. 1 <laya at tho homo :Dublin, Ga. aret Farrar Murchison j Miss Alma Dukt home of her son. Rev. 1 niusic in the irchison, December 18. 1 s<>hools. left Wei a lingering illness of home in Millersbu She was born on ,he holidays. Union county. January ?? ler father was dough Mi*3 Elfreda Pr and her mother Anne leaching School i r. As a young lady she i?rned home We Limestone college. Af- snend the holidays i of her father in 1856. Mr. an<l Mrs. John mother and three s! ?< to a home near Green-' ^,r' an(' Mrs. t low Poronaca. She was'""1 spo,ul the ho1 558 to B. K. Murchison of Mr" r,ave?'a hi and after fourteen ven> at Kldgerreat firried life became a ' ravens wl" hold five children, three of f p her, Mrs. F. L. Pole-1 aml Mrs. rille, Mrs. M. M. Mlnter rhieago. are RUesI ;inil Rev. Hugh R. Mur- Mr' ancl M,s J T eldest son, Kenneth L. rar,er is a formei led three years ago in raster anf' W'H sl da. She has five grand- here. jervice of her country, I nter, cadet in aviation M,sa Katherin? ?eton University. Lieu-'been lending sch Minter, IT. S. marine Episcopal Ico, Va.. Private Hugh V? mbulance corps. Annis- the *?"4*yn with ackwell K. MUrchison, ftnd Mrs R' E- Ws guard. Washington. D. ?o R. Murchison. Jr., U. Ml89 Mary Lock? been attending Fl< lege at Red Spring lison made her home . ... .. , 4 . home this morning the last year with her . ... . . . days with her mot s. Minter at Anderson, n ? ? Barron, ddson, N. C. ) survived by an aged Members of the w T. Henderson, of thft i^ncSL%^r Rra will leave this aft f a gentle and refined row to Rpend the made many friends j,omea are Mr. Row lived. She was a con- to Manning; Mr. i msecrated Christian all ,ngton Mjss Maet .eing a member of the , aUft Mig9 Juftni) churrh Hill, Miss Lillian le funeral services at Miss Etho, MrCut inducted by Rev. W. S. vi||e Miag Ethe, he A. R. P. church, as- path Miss Claude r. Jas. H Thayer and court Ml3B Lug eller her body was car- gtrother tea, S. C. for interment hem cemetery. Ironized Paw-Pa of tho Presbyterian Formula on every honorary pall bearers ders promptly attei I of deasons the active state Drug Co.. Ir Adv. CI ON. | i i irron is visiting in II ^ M racrs DUCI of Kershaw, spent becausi cit jr. j Mr. John A. May. Sheriff that Buckeye Hulls are che , of Augusta, spent hulls and no lint, and bee city. This explains in few words of Atlanta, spent I 14 city this week. < is at home from V H l the holidays. t? You pay less for them and ner, of Gadsden, is the amount of money you 1 her daughter. Mrs. ?OU ?? much mo/c roU| it will be better roughage t< >n* but they are clean and fre< ? buy and feed Buckeye Hull: f ho is teaching at they are. Try a ton. >unty, N. ('., is at To secure the best results and holidays. thoroughly twelve houra I , wetting them down night and rr key Is at home ?j\ .done' wet, feed the hulls dry, use only ha .piscopal institute, it U f pend the holidays. -.. .. . .., Booh ot Gives the right formula for every I how much to feed for maintenani c ... , Buckeye Hulls and gives dirccti Ol Halt I more, has copy to nearest mill. sister, Mrs. C. H. Dapt K The Bticki home Wednes- Atlssta Augusta llnnlscham Charlotte in, of Allentown, few days In the . RIVERSIDE, ister, Miss Shadie ???? Riverside, S. C.. K. F. I). 1, k? 20.?The health of this coninn assistant attorney is very Rood. t the first part of Mr. J. It. Sistare and sons, C turned to Colum- ford and Howard, spent Tuesda Lancaster. ' Mrs. J. M. Simrill and childre Joe Connors and y0|.j^ arp spending a while with ter have gone to par,.nts Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Ft 1 the Christmas son. >"es. Mr. J. Crawford Sistare visitet Williams is at uncle, Mr. Charlie Sistare, tadel to spend the Thursday. parents. Mr. and Mrs. Hazel G. Mobley has retu ms. to her home in Rock Hill aft I? visit of several weeks with hei r returned home rentSt Mr and Mrs. E. E. Fergy tavidson to spend Mr. J. R. Sistare and son. C his parents. Mr. for(jt rnade a business trip to I' ckey. ant Valley last week. ? Miss Ruth McCain spent the ? i Frederica Gooch en(, ftt hcj. homp ,n Waxhaw. N ewell, \a.. to join our school will close Friday 1 Gooch. who are (hp rhristlnas holidays, le there. . . . . ltcing; Thankful. chison. who is a ** Scott college, De- To the Editor of The News: today to spend the The readers of The Lane parents. News are sober, industrious. >?. fearing folks, and therefore do essinger. superin- need to be told to he thankful. Lancaster graded realize that at each harvest this af.ernoon for thanks for a year of blessings 1 the holidays. due to him who bestows them. '? It is more than ever so this of the business of- when bounteous crops have filled caster News, will conar8f barns and grant o spend the holi- Throughout the country is prosp of his parents at an,j plenty. Hut there is a gr? and peculiar reason why we sli >? give thanks this year. That re ; Jones, teacher of Js that this great country of ou Lancaster graded fighting now in the world war oi Inesday for her s|(j0 nf right, justice and free irg. Ky.. to spend At first thought it may seem for mothers and fathers to , thankful for something that t * ueeu away their sons: but, after all. lear Camden, re- afp thankfuI dnesday night to , ... . . I hey are thankful because with her parents. , , ,, homes and our country and the v L. Poag. are greater than parenthood. George H. Craven n'? 'hankful because they re idays at the home ,hat un,GSs wor?'l can be i rother II B Cra- '* to live in. life, for ui N. C.. where the ho,('s ,)Ut small promise of h a family reunion. nG8S* >? Who will approach so near I). J. Carter, of s?n as to deny that our fi is in the home of thanks should rise that our pi Thomasson. Mr. now stand and contend for the ri r resident of Lan- Mary Inez Sista pend the holidays Riverside, S. C. ? Tanlac, the master medicim Wylie, who has sold exclusively by J. F. Mai iool at Chatham Lancaster; Peoples Drug tt Grt e, Chatham, Va.. Co., Heath Springs; C. O. F ssterday to spend Kershaw.?Adr. her parents. Mr. rile. /' 3 Wh? ha" LOAD UP THE PLPt jra McDonlad col;a, N. C., returned to spend the holl- Tear 0111 Th,M <?"??>? her. Mrs. Mary H. ran S?arc to Hu* Tob" Dollar Buys F< '"teaching force in To The ed,tor of The News ided schools who Lancaster, S. C. ernoon or tomorholidays at their Enclosed find .man. who will go packages of tobacco, throuj tVessinger to Lex- Fund" for American fightir telle McLaurin to ta Neely to Rock * understand that each i Rose to Marion, a retail value of forty-five c cheon to Bishop- Will be placed a postcard, arl Brock to Honea- . . . .. , ? friend, the soldier, will agri Shell to Grayenla Martin to Name. . w, price $1.00. Address, bottle. Mail orided to. Inter- City ic., New York.? | . 5 1 ^ t . ^ W W ' WW * keye Hulls e they are cheaper of Houston County, Dothan, Ala., says aper than old style because they are all :ause they cost him much less per ton. the unusual economy of using TUN MUM ckelyf :oTTONSteo m ULLS V LINTLSSS you get more roughage to the ton. For may now be spending for old style hulls ghage in the form of Buckeye Hulls and x>. Buckeye Hulls arc n t only lintless : of trash and dust. The minute you 3 you realize how much more economical to develop the ensilage odor, wet the hulls before feeding. It is easy to do this by torning (or the nest feeding. If at an* time n at least thirty minutes. If you prefer to If as much by bulk as of old style hulls. Mixed Feeds Fre& ' combination of feeds used in the South. Tells :e, for milk, for fattening, for work. Describes ions for using them properly. Send for your zye Cotton Oil Co. Dept. K || 6icet*oo4 Jacktoo little Rock Macon MemoMt Sekaa COTTON MILL CLOSES ON ACCOUNT OF NO COAL Dec. inity l-'uel Situation in Lancaster >1ay 1(6 raw" Relieved My Arrival of y in Town's Coal. n. of her The Lancaster Cotton Mill closed ?rgu- ti0wn Wednesday evening on account of a shortage of coal. The 1 his suspension is only temporary as the last company has plenty of coal on the way here which is looked for daily, rned It 's possible that the 1,200 employes er a of the mill will be put back to work pa- this afternoon or tomorrow, at any jsor.. rate just as soon as the coal arrives, raw- The coal situation is as serious in leas- Lancaster as elsewhere in the State, though many families and business eek- concerns have a supply which will C last the greater part. If not all of for the winter. There are still many who are buying wood and coal in small lots from anywhere they can get it. The News otllce is in this latter class and it has been hard to obtain sufficient fuel during the past ttftev three weeks to heat the office. ! Mayor Jones is expecting two cars not of coal today, which he bought some i time ago to he used in emergency cases. This will he sold to those in need who cannot buy coal or wood | elsewhere. Not over a ton will he year, sold to any one person at one time. I our tries.' * prity Heartburn is a symptom of indipater cestion Tnke n drwe of ITRHMINK lould jn SUch cases. The pain disappears sason instantly. The bowels operate speers is diiy and you feel fine, vigorous and i the cheerful. Price f?0c. Sold by all dom. dealers in medicine.?Adv. hard he * akes Steamer Henry Port Sunk, (jU,v Detroit, Dec. 18.?The steamer Henry fort was sunk off Bar Point in the lower Detroit river late toour .orj(j day in a collision with the steamer .j.^ ^ Mid vale. All the Port's crew were ,. taken off. The Midvale sustained >alize . little damage, made * all, * j 1100 Reward, $100 The readers of this paper will ha irea- pleased to learn that there is at least { one dreaded disease that science has ervid been able to cure in all its stapes and Rople I that is catarrh. Catarrh being greatly , | influenced by constitutional conditions ght. requires constitutional treatment. Hall's r(>, Catarrh Medicine Is taken internally and acts thru the Blood on the Mucous Surfaces of the System thereby destroying the foundation of the disease, giving tha patient strength by building up the CGI?9 js sUhution and assisting nature in doing its ' work. The proprietors have so much ( key. faith In the curative powers of Hall's Catarrh Medicine thet they offer On* )cery Hundred Dollars for any case that It falls lovd to cure. Send for list of testimonials. } ' Address F. J. CHF.NET A CO.. Toledo. Ohio. Sold by all Druggist. 75c. v 5S OF THK BOYS IN FRANCE. It In and Send an Much Money m You icco for Our Fighting Mem?Each >ur Packages of Tobacco. x_ ... I to buy <h "Our Boys In France Tobacco ig men in France. f dollar buys four packages, each with ' cuts and that in each of my packages Idressed to me. on which my unknown F?e to send me a message of thanks. Street