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FRIDAY. AUGUST 22, 1919. THE NEWS ABOUT TOWN Capt. Mlnter Here. ledgor th Capt. Russell Minter, of the U. S., storing tl Marines, has been visiting his uncle,! "A coi Rev. Hugh It. Murchison, this week. ! been put ~ I far as poi lloonr-Denliv. . ' |In the m Miss Nettie Boone and Washington 1 to jiavo t] Denby, both of JefTerson, Route 2, cre(jjlors were married Sunday. August 10th,' puj,|lc w by W. J. Mangum, notary public. terest an Child Kicked By Mule. conservei A young son of Mr. and Mrs. W. "For t Boyce Cauthen, of near 'Elgin, was my hand naaiy injured Wednesday by being l'me to t kicked by a mule. It was said hisj su?h ahai skull was crushed. He was taken to a,u' the Fennel infirmary. Rock Hill. condition made pu Married. will be 1 Charles Marshall and Miss Iva Hal- itor and ley were married at Heath Springs for dollai Wednesday. Mr. Marshall is a son of j Mr. and Mrs. Reese Marshall and Miss Su"day Bailey a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Bailey. (1n picnic wa Visiting in Charlotte. Baptist c The Charlotte Obsorver says: Com-'for the i ing to see Miss Martha Lee tomorrow large cro is Miss Jennie Sherrard. an attractive tion of L; young friend of hers from Lancaster, was enjo' S. C., who will spend a week or so the day here. \ phases of n * 7 "7 *7 ,i ' pastor of Protrunted Meeting. f F t It A protracted meeting will begin at ?u.. i. . ? . afternnnr v .-.nci ?n?ic muirii next sunciay, in which the pastor of the church, Kev. aKent pa A H. Woodle. will he assisted by Rev. Pro,)'enis J. S. Corpenlng, pastor of the First Govt Baptist church at Lancaster. Govern Negro Dies From Wounds. ^ John Stover, negro, who was shot by Fred Wltherspoon. also colored, at V? rj'st ^ i ho mill village Thursday night of ' ONeml,e last week, died at the Fennel In- 8 arG ln tirmary. Rock Hill, whither he was imign- * taken soon after the shooting. Wed- f ward *hc nesday. His remains were brought ... . . . . . . . ? will deliv here vesterday and an inquest held by . ....,, , , campaign 4 oroner ( askey. Wltherspoon is in jail, he having surrendered to Sheriff ' .. ... ..j r. . i .. .. contribute Hunter the day after the shooting. , success o Charlie Liury Killed. lar cam The I'ageland Journal says: A wrote in most distressing affair occurred in McGlothll i'ageland Monday afternoon about 2 campaign o'clock. Little Charlie, son of Mr. Governor and Mrs. George Laney, was killed liver onl; hy his brother. Oscar. Charlie was dresses ii about ! years old ami Oscar is 12. It Places ar I seems that right after dinner the two later. 'Jtf boys were in a corn field some little ^ ^ . v distance from the house at work. A NOW IB I gun had been brought to the field ' son clove and had been unloaded and set up by . k A ^ ... ? , have not .a tree. Oscar had been sent off by Ml ' , , , .. i . * not be pu his father on an errand. He soon returned to the field where Charlie was as they i cutting grass. As the two bovs were sure of o alone there was no direct evidence ex- ^ cept that of Oscar He at first denied any knowledge of the killing, hut nK t0 . , .. ,j . that are i later admitted that he did it accidentcountv in jiij. jusi now is noi perrectiy clear. ? forehand Craig Family Reunion. want. T1 Charlotte Observer, Wednesday: to help th A reunion of the descendants of the also help t iinlly of Nathaniel Craig and Mrs. alfalfa ai >illio Craig, of Lancaster county, S. Hill Alfa will be held today at the home of solid carl J C. Keid, in Sharon township, five clover so miles from Charlotte on providence days, and road. A plcni^ dinner will be served, obtain so I'eseendants of this family in Meek- the count I tiburK County include Mr. Iteid ; his' seed. Tl brother, L. L Iteid, professor oi I crimson hemistry at Krsklne college, Duel The seed West, S. C.; Dr. It. L. Robinson, pros-1 Lime car nt of the Due West College for Wo- this orga n\ n: Henry Hoik, of Charlotte; Mrs (an Miller, <>r charlotte; Mrs. s. D ****" Faulkner, of Sharon, and Mrs. I! I). , , ,fns n Funderburk. of Matthews. ,n ' nK a ^ over the ( New Way to Make Booze. the sccoi .-inTnu mi hum- nanus i n is 10 inc. pmns are News for publication. It is from the! of the be Mo< ksvilie, N. C., Record: "For sev-j rural life e-al weeks we have heard it rumored. the varioi that blockaders in this section were farm pro making whiskey from corn meal and the peopl stable manure. We have recently 1 their pro learned that stable manure is being Poe, edito u>ed extensively now in many parts has been of the county to make whiskey. They, part in tl * v four bushels of meal or corn chops H. Mills, and eight bushels of stable manure at Clemst *'H make lf? gallons of whiskey that pervisor lis now in the cities nt >24 per gal- Peterson, We have heard that certain dls- The prog iVrles have recently been reported througho ' * ause the blockaders took manure meetings tf'om the horse stables of the neigh- Van Wyt bora." and Lane ule will l) K\amining the Hank. State Rank Kxamlner Jas. H. Craig For >1 L- Prints u statement in the Kershaw Kvory T? ' ra of this week as to the Peoples will be a Pank. of that place, the cashier of Sunday, 1 ^ hich committed suicide last week, that Mon reassuring the depositors and cred-j the first i Hors that they will be paid dollar for of the HI dollar, Mr. Craig says: j Carolina, I found some of the records of the troop hank missing, and there are many de- end that Rills necessary to an Investigation raise $4< 'hat may not be had owing to the memorial death of the cashier. Fortunately a roes pari record of the checks and deposits has wW be f. 1,1 en kept aside from the individual Carolina A nuuifssBs on various cm^m. "" Sunday school work by the Miss Mae' and Mr' C n Ed* the church. Mr. Robertson. werG ,,nUed ,n rri?Ke on ] fill and others. During the ** 4 o'clock. Thet ? the county demonstration no attendants. The bride and ve a short talk on various cntered the parlor together that confront the farmer. s,rains of Lohengrin's v ? march played by the bride's rnor Cooper to Help. Miss Franklyn Edgeworth. ] or Robert A. Cooper has B. Jenkins performed the cer his active support to the The bride wore a becoming rolina Baptists in their drive blue with accessories to mat* ve and a half million dollars, ter a short bridal trip the r 30 to December 7, as their young couple will be at home 1 the Baptist 75 million cam- lotte, N. C., where the groom iovernor Cooper has prom- position with Garibaldi and 13 o-operation and services to- that city. i success of the drive, and ^ er addresses in behalf of the. during October and Novem- PBRSONAIii. will give me pleasure to e in any way I can to the Misa Rozella Driscoll is visit f the Ilaptist i 5 million dol-' stives in Charlotte. paiRn." Governor Cooper a recent letter to Dr. \V. J. Prof, and Mrs. Scott have r* in, state organizer for the *? the city from their vacation . Owing to his limited time. Mrs w C. Thomson is visit Cooper will be able to de- daughtert Mr8 Howard Chapi y about half a dozen adinman. a behalf of the campaign. ^ id dates will be announced "Buck" Jordan, of Timmons spending a few days in Lancas old home. l Clover An<l Alfalfa Seed. ? me lime to Miy your crlm- W. T. Gregory and T. E. I ir and alfalfa seed. If you burk spent Tuesday In Kersl already done so, it should j business. t off any longer. The prices j w ^ ~~~ ..... . Mrs. II. C. Hough has r very probably just as cheap . . , . ... . ... , . . from a visit to her father, J. vill be this year and to be; _ .. . , ? . . ... .. derburk, at Dudley. btaining good seed It Is bet-| ^ O delay buying. There is| Mrs. Claud N. Sapp, of Colui be a rush for the few seed J the guest of her parents, Mr. ai noing to be brought into the,\v. A. Davis. lless the farmers advise be-i Just how many seed they Mrs. Mack Robinson and c he county agent will be glad|',RVG re,urnpcl from a visit t e farmers get their seed and ':vcs 'n ^ or^ county, them procure lime for their! m1b8 Marga~t Massey. of nd other crops. The Rock ha8 bepn the guest thlg , lfa association will have a|Mrs w P. Robinson. load of alfalfa and crimson od in within the next few Misses Elizabeth and Mar those farmers who desire to! uom Witherspoon are visitin mo of these seed should let! aunt, Mrs. J. P. Young, in Cli y agent know the amount of' , ,, ~ . . . . i Lt. II. C . Horton was her he price quoted is 22c for , . .. . . nesday visiting his sister. M clover and 26c for alfalfa. . ... I drew Gregory. He was retur are recleanod and new crop. | i also he obtained through ?nization JT* Idfe Ital'ies to lb- Held. & " ire now being formulated for |m( ,?'W jr. r~r ? series of farm life meetings *""" ounty. The time selected is ,?.nrr, id week in September and ^ 7ro? now being made to get some '=VivlntN ^ st authorities obtainable on C& mm\ ', livestock production and us phases of country life and duction here to meet with yjf e of the county and discuss /^ jB blems with them. Clarence >r of the Progressive Farmer,! invited to be here to take a ' ie activities, while Prof. W. professor of Rural Sociology oo:^' TZZCZZ Insurance That Is Si ;;; lozrza,oZ z,a? firc ut the county, the general pretty much | alike heft are very likely Jo be held at fire. But aft^r a fire th< k. Antioch. Heath Springs reliable name of the "] aster. The complete ached- f<)rd Fire/Insurance Co >e announced later. . J. . ~ ny is a mighty comfo lemorinl to War Heroes. sight OU a policy. We cai minister In South Carolina f_hei<; isked to call attention on 1 September 28th. to the fact Y?u cannot, provide ag iday, September 29. will be misfortune cixcept in one Anniversary of the smashing insurance. I his a> ndenburg line by the South offers you every sort ot North Carolina and Tennes- tection to you and your is of the Thirtieth Division, ei*ty. on that day the campaign to TL Lancaster Insurance Ag tictpatlng In the great war *'ONKS, JR., irnialiy opened. The South Ia?nc?ster, S. C. memorial commission be- L???????? THE LANCASTE | lieves that the memorial fund A A//) {^("illNTY raised within the first week campaign, and probably dur; I first two or three days. The at will furnish data for re- now being organized for th le main records. paign. County organizations 1 mpetent clerical force has ready been set up In several to work on the books in as counties and all Is in readiness ssible to restore the records, beginning of the campaign a leantlme I have taken steps hence, but there are a few c le interests of depositors and yet to be organized. All wil fully protected and if the readiness, however, before t ill be patient their best in- the campaign is to open. It i d that of the bank will be arranged to send speakers int 1 thereby. ties where they may be. need< :he present the bank is in the county chairmen will have s and I will be here from cooperation of the state orgai ime until the records are in everywhere. The women of tl >e as to enable me to make a will render the same splendid wii.yicio aiaiemeni 01 us tney have Riven in the sever After my statement is erty Loan campaigns. bile the doors of the bank re-opened and every depos- I>eatli of Infant, creditor may be paid dollar Tho two-year-old son or if they so desire." M,s" W H" OBborne died a home here on Meeting street School Picnic at Pleasant day at afternoon at 1 o'clocl Valley. remains were taken to York idnesday a Sunday school 10:17 train today and the in) s held at the Pleasant Valley will take place there this after hurch. It was the occasion Meeting together of a very Kdgexvorth-Kdgeuorth. Kd of the people of this sec- Tho homp of Mr" and Mrs ancaster county and the day Edgewortta. at Kershaw, w, yed by all. The features of 8ceno of a pretty but sln,pl i l'inpp whon I liole "''1 *1 !R NEWS, LANCASTER, S. C. will be' his home in Winston-Salem, X. C., * of the from Atlanta, where he received his Ing the discharge. 'I'l state is I |)| 10 cam " a,u' Mrs. **' 1-aney and ^ J[?\ lave al ' ('auK^^er? Miss Elizabeth, spent of the|Thursday in Charlotte. LAP for the j William H. Vaughn, of Columbia, ZZ^I month spent the past week at the home ot lounties1 his father, J. B. Vaughn. I 1 be in I *> l< he day' Mr. an<' Mrs. T. A. McDowell and H ^ s being' 8on? James Thomas, visited at JL^P o coun-l the ho,ne ?r J- Vaughn the past ed. and! week tliefullj Miss Mary Agnes Funderburk is! 5 utuiiun visiting in Laurnburg, N. C., as the le state g?est 0f j,or uncle and aunt, Mr. and service Mrs. Mac Cameron. * al Lib Mesdames M. S. Witherspoon, if. i it. Murchison and Miss Lucia Murehi- j ^ ^ son motored to Charlotte, where they rD't,, Tr and . ., . ? . uKM n. niiu 8p(.nt the day shopping. . t their - Will L) yester- Mrs. Chas. Walters' many friends Th< c The will learn with pleasure that she is . , trend on the improving, after a serious illness of er.nent several weeks, in a hospital in Columsecur noon' bla> . enabl Lieut. Howell and bride are .isit- to be . F. C. ing the latter's father. J. K. Iflack- yye as the mon. Mrs. Howell was Miss Jessie Ulld 't e mar- Leo Blackmon, a popular Lancaster eh'tse .ughter. girl. , ' own I "( wnrttl Miss Susie Moore Lindsay, who has rr-v, Monday , ... , . In. been the pnnpmlnn miaoi nf *?" e wero ; " t "" I secur sin, Miss Eliza Moore, for several groom weeks, returned to her home in Che- ? to the , ??... raw Thursday. edding I , sister. Mr. and Mrs. S. C. Vaughn, of CharRev. E. lotte, spent the week-end at the home ? eniony. of J. B. Vuughn. They were aeeoni- J suit of panied home by the former's sister, ih. Af- Miss Daisy Vaughn. happy , n Char- VVaddy R. Thomson left Thursday vnas. holds a 'or a ')Usiness 'r'P through the East. 1 runs of 'lo was accompanied by his young son, Randolph. Mrs. Nell Connors has returned ?? from art extended visit to her daugh- thews N C ters in Columbia, and Is spending |ast chnd some time with her son and daugh- ^rilig)- Mr Ing rel- ter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs J. K. Con- son of t^is nors- R. Roblnsoi "turned COXTON MEETING WAS HELD HERE TODAY + BUSl" nan, at interesting Addresses Heard By * * * * * . .... ' ^OH HEM C rowel of rarmors and Business , . <11 . for llf?ht Vll,e? ,s Men in Courthouse. Ferguson iter, his ' A meeting of farmers and business WANTD?( pUnder- m.on was held today in the courthouse and goa haw on 'or 'he purpose of perfecting the Dan- you sell. caster county unit of the American street. Cotton association. There were about ~ eturned joo farmers present and a few busT. Fun- tnpss men of the city. The speakers Mone> tc advertised for the occasion failed to an<* ' * . . show up, but Mr. Wiggins, of Den- f(,r liv,? inbia. Is r ritve full i ?*_ mark, was substituted and made an 11 nd Mrs. wanted excellent address on organization gennav oid erally and among the farmers partic- ~ hildren ularly. Mayor Stewart and Rev. Hugh! \|"T*>M<>ld O rela- . 1? \1nr(>lilann n Ion mo<lo o .1.1 ^r.ua/-.o ! . . land (In hat were interesting ana greatiy t;npassenge ? . joyed. , Rock ? ,. ... , der; roc l no meeting was presided over bv \eek of p, ^ froxton county chairman, and 1 after the addresses literature and y Dun- membership blanks were distributed _ g their to the school district chairmen who ester. [were present. Others will be mailed. I w ^ VPAV e Wed- t + + + + + + + I.A > rs An- * NORTH LANCASTER ning ?+ + + + + + + + .;. + + + + + + ? Lancaster. S. C.t it. F. 1). 1, Aug.' At ( 21. -Mr. and Mrs Bernard Crnlg ' Mr. nI"' Mrs. Gene Mills of ltoek ilill 1 I" SB a n(' Mrs. O'Neal Craig Of Baden, N., ?T? n^B V., have been visitors at J. K. Craig's. * A EE^V Misses Virginia and Klizabeth Consar and Miss Margaret Robinson have ________ returned from a short visit at the ? Mf home Of Mr. R. N. Plaxico, York. s. (L ! 1? snnvfi Miss Mary Craig is improving after Jfi V an operation for appendicitis at the. US Fennel infirmary. I Qf f Mr 1 K. Craig and sons. J. F. and] Q 1 ft. I). Craig. attended the Sunday' |U School convention at Rich Hill. , Sfl | On Wednesday. August 20, the rel- ill ' atives and descendents of Nathaniel | and Sallie Craig met for a day to- I _ get her at the home of Mr. J. C. Held [ ire I' near Charlotte, N. C. There was a rfj | good representation of almost every [ 1 ... i look family at this third annual gather- ] >re a ing of the Craig kin. The descend- 1 J know B old, ants live mostly in the counties of J j with j Lancaster, York and Mecklenburg,11 > p],. , , though some are scattered here and | nipa- there in different states. Seven aulo-'| 1 ? rting mobiles went from Lancaster county, f ] with n put The day was spent in renewing old Jj j wj]j acquaintances, conversing and recall- Z 1 , , ing the happenings of days gone by. ? ??i i n of ' A dinner, typical of the good house- ftC ! way Wives of North and South Carolina. [ ft'ncy W.HS served In the beautiful grove. [ 1 Pro" Later In the evening devotional exer- f ] prop- i Were conducted by Rev. W S. ] Patterson of Lancaster. The only sad " 1 | feature of the day was the fact that pn/?v *ince the gathering last August at E _ * the home of Mr. N. P. Robinson. [ near Lancaster, four who were pres- f I ent that day had died. These were ? ^ww| ___! Mrs. Fmily Craig Faulkner of Mat-^B^uVJbJ PACE FIVE e FIRST NATIONAL BANK iCASTKK SQL I II CAKOMNA oys and Girls do you want a genuine ^AR SOUVENIR? arc pleased to inform you that we have succeeded ;uring a limited number of GENUINE HANI) <ADES from the United States Government, which e delivered to us about August 11th. 3 Hand Grenades were made to blow up German hes, but as these have been converted into Savings s, we want the boys and girls of this community to e one and let them perform the good purpose of ing them to save their pennies and dimes, the same deposited in our bank. will loan any boy or girl one of these Hand Grenades s soon as you have put enough dimes in it and purone War Savings Stamp, the Grenade becomes your jroperty. is is the easiest opportunity that you will have to e one of the best souvenirs of the great World War. ?THE? 7irst National Bank LANCASTER, S. C. D. Jones, President, E. 31. Croxton, Vice-President and Cashier, Ira B. Jones, Jr., Assistant Cashier. (Mrs. Faulkner was tliej and (ire. A bargain. George B. of Nathaniel and Sallie Craven, News office. . N. P. Itobinson. :l errand.I venerable couple; Mrs. W. SHIXLLLS! SHIXLLLs; Near Mci and Miss Bessie Plaxco. Cain s Mill in Union County, N. C. . They will Inst twice as long as bled timber shingles. Yours to serve, NESS NOTICES l" R "rooni- 84'8t ? A N NOl'XCEMENTS. T?Three furnished rooms housekeeping. Mrs. G. F. For State Senator, i. 89-it At the solicitations of friends * ?* throughout the county, I hereby anTow. horse, mule, sheep nounce myself a candidate for the t hides. *?ee me before ^ state Senate to fill out the unexpired Capers Cuuthen, hite term &f the late Senator W. C Hough, S. E. HAILES. VNS ON EASY TERMS? ~T ~~~ ^ r or State Senator. > lend promptl> on farms ^ hereby announce myself a candii property at low interest daJp fof Sute genate ff> flU thg unM_ .ears or longer if desired. ^ q( ^ ^ w c Hough I description and amount j Roy CUNNINGHAM. Carolina Farm Loan Co., _ Charleston, S. C. S4-9t ? ILE FOB SALE?Over- ^ . ih Honri^tort four or five Thoi o is not a single r car. in good running or- commonplace ill the >d tires and extra wheel j make-up of the TTT i gorv Bros Lexington | line j^s mechanical conitomobiles struct ion represents | licks and truly remarkable sim. plicity. actors LAND and j HOUSES I i! ; are acquainted with Lancaster County values and [ the people. When you want property sold place it E ? one who has the reputation of getting results that E s both the seller and the buyer alike. Listings cost J j wner nothing unless we make a sale. We can assist ? jj arranging terms to suit. Phone me at any time and * 1 be at, your service with a car to show you some | I L VALUES. | 1 I us at least talk this matter over. IC 9 "DO IT NOW" | T. M. HUGHES |! LANCASTER, S. C. I j riLrareiEiTLniJEnijajrgjiijaraiiajrajzrajzjzinjrafi^