The Lancaster news. (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, February 26, 1918, Page PAGE FIVE, Image 5
pTUESDAY,
FEB. 26. 1918.
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THE NEWS A
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Before Advisory lltwinl.
Fifty registrants from Lancaster
county left the city yesterday morn-"
ing ror v oiuinoia 10 ue t-A?uinit- i uv
the medical advisory board.
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Will Meet Here Sumluy.
The executive board of Moriah \V.
M. U. will meet in Lancaster at the
Baptist church on March 2. All
members are urged to attend.
"Tacky" Party at Camp t'reek.
There will be a "tacky" party at
upper Camp Creek school house Friday
evening. March 1. Refreshments
will he served and the public
is cordially invited.
Here Next Month.
Income Tax Collector A. E. Tisdale
will be in Lancaster again
March 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9th; Kershaw,
February 28. March 1 and
n 2nd; Camden, today and tomorrow.
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Teacher's Aid l/ocal Hoard.
The teachers of Central school and
school No. 2 have been aiding the lo4
cal board during the past week in
indexing the registrants under the
new classification regulations.
A Ootid Week's Business.
Forty-two new. paid-in-advance
subscriptions were added to the list
NEGRO IS LYNCHED BY
A MOB NEAR FAIRFAX
Uitizcns Kmuitnl at killing of William
W. ltiddle Over Trivial
Dispute, String Up Murderer.
Fairfax, S. C., Feb. 25.-?Between
50 and 60 white men lynched Waiter
Best, a negro, near here early
Saturday. The neero was a prisoner
and was being carried to Barnwell
by Sheriff J. B. Morris and Deputies
John B. Ross and J. P. Oubbs.
The lynching took place about 6
<-'clock, after Best had killed William
Wilson In a local garage. The
negro was said to hare been drunk
at the time. According to those whc
v/ere present, the negro and Mr. J
T. Wilson, owner of the garage, had
a few words about an automobile
tire the negro brought to have fixed
Best Is said to have demanded that
it be repaired free of charge on the
There la mora Catarrh In this section
of the country than all other diseases
put together, and for years tt was sup*
posed to be Incurable. Doctors preacrlbec*
_ local remedies, and by constantly falling
f_ to cure with local treatment, pronounced
it Incurable. Catarrh Is a local disease,
greatly Influenced by constitutional conditions
and therefore requ;res constitutional
treatment. Hall'r Catarrh Modicine,
manufactured by P. J. Cheney St
Co.. Toledo, Ohio, Is a constitutional
0, remedy, la taken Internally and acta
thru the Blood on the Mucous Surfaces
of the System. One Hundred Dollars rewsrd
Is offered for sny case that Hall's
Catarrh Medicine falls to cure. Send for
circulars and testimonials.
F. J. CHENKY & CO . Toledo, Ohio.
1 Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
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cf The Lancaster News during the
week ending last Saturday. The
Uist is constantly growing, new
names being added daily, and the
fact that so many new subscriptions
were received in a single week Is
proof that the people like the paper.
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Make Negro I 'm list.
Will Klder, a negro living near
l.iihburg, was taken in charge by
citizens of that community last
| week on the serious charge of writ
: irg an obscene letter to a white wo;
man and was told that the charge
I ag.iir.st hint would not be pressed
on condition that he enlist in the
army and upon the expiration of his
enlistment not return to this part
, of the country. The negro enlisted
' immediately.
Kretl Starr to lx?ave.
Fred Starr, who hno hoon /*??????
' ed with The Lancaster News as bookkeeper
and "general utility man" for
the past year, will leave next Sunday
for Dublin, (la., where he has
accepted a position as advertising
manager of the Dublin Courier-Herj
aid. Mr. Starr has done good work
tor The News and has made man)
friends here who will regret to sec
him leave the city.
; 'round that J. T. Wilson, Jr., now
a soldier at Camp Jackson, had re
paired the tire some time ago and
guaranteed it.
Mr. Wilson disclaimed responsibility
and refused to make the re
pairs without being paid for the
work. The negro, it is declared
thereupon used insulting language
to the proprietor, who ordered hin:
to leave the premises. On Ilest's re
fusal to do this, the younger Wilson
stepped between the negro and J. T
Wilson, the latter being in feebh
health. William Wilson then reit
erated the demand that the negrc
leave- bill InnlonH of "
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drew a revolver and fired on younf
' Wilson with fatal effects.
Xegro Arrested.
( The negro ran away, but was la
ter captured by a policeman ant
[ placed in the town guardhouse. Th<
, sheriff was notified and with tw<
deputies came for the prisoner a
' once.
Reeling, when the shooting be
' came known, began to run high am
it was decided that the negro hat
I better be taken to Barnwell, th
I county eeat. The nesrrn had ?ni
been carried Just out of town whei
several men stepped up and sal
tliey had to have him. The negr
was taken away and strung to a tre
and a good many shots were flred a
him.
The shooting occurred about '
o'clock and the lynching about (
1 The sheriff stated that he believe
I that e\ery road out of Fairfax wa
'guarded by men and that the on
he took was as safe as any other.
THE LANCASTER NE^
START!
SATURDAY
William Duncan a
IN THE FIRS'
ti _ r* i
ber of friends celebrated her eighth
birthday at her home on Friday afternoon.
Varied games furnished
amusement for the happy throng.
Delicious refreshments were served.
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Mrs. Ellison Kntertalns.
On Thursday afternoon Mrs. C1 i 1 Hard
Ellison entertained at her home
on Chesterfield avenue for the benefit
of the Young Women's association
of the llaptist church. A musical
program by the Misses Jones,
Misses Eliza Moore, Gildersleeve
Wylie, Martha VanLandingham and
Sara Williams was exuuisitelv ren
dered, while garments for the fatherless
children in France were being
made by the others present, liming
the course of the afternoon hot
. tea and sandwiches were served. A
. neat sum of $14.75 was realized,
with which the association will pur.
chase a Service Flag for their
i church, bearing eighteen stars and
; representing the number of their
. members now given to the service
; of our country.
Hook Cluh Meets.
The Friday Afternoon Hook club
' enjoyed a most interesting meeting
' with Mrs. Hazel Witherspoon on
. February 22. The program consistl
ed of "Why We Come Smiling Out
of Hell," by Harold Peat, read from
the American Magazine by Mrs. 11.
W. Keller, and two enlightening ar,
tides from Current Opinion by Mrs.
It. E. Wylie. The movement waa
, made and adopted during a previous
( meeting that any one absent when on
uuiy ?nuuiu dp penalized 51.0(1
! which should be used for lied Cross
purposes. One member (ailed tc
, respond at this meeting. A local
case of charity was brought to the
j attention of this club, which though
^ left for investigation and consider;
ation. will no doubt receive its
- hearty sanction and support. Tongue
gelatin salad, beaten biscuit and hoi
coffee were daintily served.
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, W. T. Gregory made a business
5 trip to Columbia Saturday.
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Mrs. M. H. Barron spent the week
- end with her husband in Union.
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1 Miss Perry Bell Bennett spent th<
e week-end in Uharlotte, N. ('.
n Miss Martha CreiKhton spent Sun
d day at her home in Rook Hill.
Misses Dosia and Annie Caske;
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spent Sunday at their home in El
4 Kin.
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2 Miss Fny Powers, of Kershaw
5 spent the week-end with her pa
^ rents.
Miss Jane Turker FlsJjer, of Cc
e lumbln, is the guest of Miss Nanni
Hill Moore.
ine rign
A MARVELOUS OU
NOW FOR i
It is the story of a terrific
of fabulous value wherein a I
stake their lives against dual
nature and the fiendishness <
ter the law and destroy men
tunc.
Every kind of thrill and d;
water?is met with as the ?
Hard-riding, quick-shootin
ino- <-in odi-II t
I'lfS VII VIU ill, IIIVI I 111 Mciuiu t
supremacy with primeval fei
We guarantee "THE FIGH
c.>t Serial we have ever pres
Dont Forget T1
ADMISSION: la
SOCIAL NEWS
By MISS GLADYS M. JONES,
'Phone 44.
Birthday Party.
Mice J.. ...??K -
?S, LANCASTER, S. C.
HEATRE
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MAKU1 L.
ind Carol Halloway
r EPISODE OF
.ting Trail
TDOOR PHOTOPLAY.
VDVENTURE.
struggle for a mineral deposit
fearless man and an heroic girl
odds?the terrors and perils of
)f a band of outlaws who shal's
lives in their pursuit of foringer?of
the air, the land and
itory unfolds.
g fighting men, afraid of nothime
after time and struggle for
ocity.
TING TRAIL" to be the greatented.
lie Opening Date
? Cents and 10 Cents.
Dr. H. R. Murchison held services
at the Presbyterian church in York
Sunday.
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Henry Moore, of the University
of South Carolina, spent the weekend
at home.
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Col. and Mrs. Leroy Springs returned
Sunday from a stay of ten I
days at Palm Beach.
. Mrs. J. T. Wylie and her neice.
Miss Virginia Deal, spent the weekend
in ltock llill.
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Miss Annette Stover, of Stoneboro,
attended the teacher's meeting
held here Saturday.
Lieut. Will Ross Moore, of the
Coast Artillery in Charleston, spent
Sunday at home.
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Carl Bennett and Elmer Sowell, of
Camp Jackson, spent Sunday at
tl.eir respective homes.
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Mr. and Mrs. Webster Caskey
spent the week-end with the former's
parents in Elgin.
Misses Nannie Threat and Nannie
Wilson spent the week-end with
relatives in Heath Springs.
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Misses Ernest and Jessie Cloud,
of Hock Hill, are visiting their
i grandmother, Mrs. Ada Hough
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i Miss Elizabeth Sowell will leave
.Thursday for Raleigh, N. ('., where
she will take a business course.
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Misses Mary Potts and (Kthel
Vaughn, of Osceola, attended the
teacher's meetings here on Saturi
day.
Miss Francis Nicholson, who has
been visiting Miss Betty Brown, re.
turned Monday to her home in Un(
Ion.
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, Miss Mary Plaxco, of York, and
; Miss Statia Phillips, of Clover, spent
the week-end with Mrs. Mack Rob.
inson.
' Mrs. Kittle McLure has returned
home from Chatham. Va., where she
visited her daughter. Miss Helen
Mackey.
Misses May Reeves and Sallie Williams,
of Rich Hill, spent the week
end with Misses Ruth and Melitta
Faile.
? Miss Kathleen C'lyburn, who has
been visiting Miss Isabelle Reed, returned
to her home in Kershaw Sat
urday.
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Mrs. Mary McDow returned home
y Saturday from the Rook Hill in
firmary, where she has been under
treatment.
Mrs. I. V. Meyers has returned
home from the north, where she has
been to purchase millinery for
Hirsch Bros.
e Miss Berniee Craham returned to
Columbia Saturday, where she is
taking a course at UtaBisrhaittask/ksfckiSW
ness college.
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J. T. Wylie returnedrt+tln??j,airp'a"ji?fN
New York, where he bos hho<>(be** ft*
purchase dry goods . for fttre tie J. (?,
Wylie company. St
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Mis. Joe Hough, Avhovhbns tertMn
visiting her parents, ft4j. Nteud sAfrsBt^,
J. L. lteed, lias returned "ted hta
in Kershaw acconipM.nit?l,leia> hyr bj^
nephew, George lliiruplirjpfexie*.
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Carolina supreme court?wrt
hia reversed judgment Andaofll?r**k'TH
a new trial in the case ro#- 1
A. Moser, administratri.v.ni. tdfl- -tie >?
tate of Thomas Gastoir.t Aii>sMvs*m- tij>
pelant, versus the Fir tFMi 1 IMHIt1 lien4f
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