Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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1 r , 1 ' I ' ' , t I J V ?K poanul m iMKnr:,.,, ,K. a^|K J tneis^L ^V^OTTresher is t li< projwfty of iV-^LJrshaw cotton oil cpmpany. ^ Fire At Mr. Caskcy's. The Ore department answered n call to th? home \V. (J Caskey on > Chesterfield avenue at 11 o'clock Wednesday mornjhg where a chimney wps hurtling. No damage wag done. Nam T. (Vwlls Attempts Suicide. Sam T. Casaels is at the Chester sanitorium at the point of death from two bullets that lie fired into lilt body Tuesday morning, one entering aliove the heart and one below. T<: relatives Mr Cnj.els declared that the first shot was peridental. hut feel mg tnai ii no recovered lio might he disabled for lifo and a hard mi to his family, ho fired I lies econd ' hi an attempt to end his life at on. Mr. ('assets is about :'.f? years of ag and has a wife and five children. He is a farmer and cotton seed buyer. Tin* Fidel is Class l-'ntertained. Tho Fidelia class of the Hnptisl Sunday school divided its momhert into two teams and made a drive fot new members. The defeated team entertained the winners at the home of Dr. and Mrs. J. Reese Funderburli y on last Friday evening. Mrs. Askins, teacher, and Miss Hinnant president of the class, skllfull> amused those present by contests Miss Perry llelle Bennett won thf prize for the guessing contest finil Mrs. Funderburk for the word con test. Music was furnished by Missei Perry Relle Hennett and Helle Wll tiams, Mrs. Askins and Will Plyler At the conclusion of the contest! ?lainty refreshments were served. Wreck Of Fly Wheel. The recent wrecking of a fly-whee at the plant of the I.alienator cottoi oil company is shown In pictures ir Ihe January number of "Popular Me 3chanlc8.' The pictures show tin wrecked engine room, the demolislie< , porch of the residence 40?? feet nwaj ^ and a section of the wheel f>rtO fee ft away. The "story" accompanying tin pictu rtfr, which does not tell wehn H the accident occurred, is as follows H. "A recent happening in a cotton gli illustrates the destructive power of i large steam-engine and the centri rural force stored In a flywliee whei they become ungoverned. The en gine, of 14-inch bore, and 36-incl stroke, "ran wild" when the gover nor belt broke. llefore the stean could'be turned off. the 10-foot wheel used as a pulley, reached such i speed that it could no longer statu the strain and burst. The heav; rim tore away from the spokes am crashed through the roof and wall of the engine room. A fragment, at tor flying over 400 ft., practicall A iuiu A aai A u Prosperity. Will prosperity still accompany you after fire consumes your property? Fire J won't wait for you to insure. j i. livery property holder should "l&L make insurance a part of the E* acquisition of property. We can tell you the proper j amount of insurance to carry and probably suggest means of lessening your fire insurance premiums. Mi Ask us to call and explain ^ftartford fire insurance. ftncaster Insurance Agency M IRA B. JONES. JR.. <7 I?ncMter( 8. C. fpWN AND COUNTY ^nomollshcd the porch of a dwelling. Pit ? estimated that the heavy rim section reached a height of f>()0 ft. In t its flight. A man and two children who had been inspecting the engine a few moments previously, and a woman, who had just left the porch, escaped Injury or death by very narrow margins." Tlie News to Take Holiday. i Following a long custom. The I.an >i caster News will take holiday for I Christmas and there will be no paper printed the week after Christians. I Next Tuesday's paper will ho printed at the usual time and Friday's paper will he printed on Thursday afternoon. After this the next paper wP' 1 he Tuesday. January 4. I'.t. l. The business office will he opened all durnthe holidays with Lie exception of Christmas Kve. ('hirstmas Day and 1 New ' car's day. There w.'i nro'?ahlv .? <nnugh of the force on hand t > ?et ? n' any hurry wordesired. New Manager For Western I'nion. 1 Miss Crist, of Harrisonburg. Va., litis snceeded Mrs. Kgbert lleall as manager of the Western Union tele' graph office in Lancaster. Mr. and Mrs. lieall have gone to Georgia to Itnake their home. Armenian Relief. i I Rev. W. S. Patterson requests ' ' e News to state that he is chairtn*' t for Lancaster county in the j drive for funds for Armenian relief, I and he urges the churches and Sun day school of the cdTNitv to make contributions. A very small sum lias so far boon raised atul Mr. Patterson ' is desirous of Increasing it to reasonable proportions. PERSONAM. Miss ffcene Stewman. student of Lander college, will arrive home today to spend the holidays with her parents, Mr and Mrs. W. S. Stew' man, on South Catawba street. , Mrs; Nannie A. Craven and Miss . Eleanor Edwards Craven left this morning for Lenoir and Kidgecrest, , N. C.t to spend the holidays. Col. and Mrs. Leroy Springs have gone to New York for a stay of sever1 al weeks. Misses Helen Bauer and Eleanor 1 Miicnen are spending the week-end ! in Rock Hill and Charlotte. 11 Mrs. Hattie Moore has returned t from a visit to her brother. Mr. Eut gene Elliott, of Ware Shoals. William Marion Reed is at home from Wofford Fitting School for the j holidays. * l>r. Stover, of Heath Springs, spent " Thursday iu Lancaster. ? EXCHANGE NEWS ITEMS 1 Chester News. Upon going to the cotton platform * at the Farmers Warehouse yesterday ' morning, Mr. Lowry Guy discovered y | three bales of cotton which plainly 1 I bore evidence of having been set on ^Ilre, evidently Sunday night. The *1 cotton showed that some one had apy j plied a c'gar or cigarette to the cot! ton hut fortunately the Ore had not : gained any headway and was easily I extinguished. The cotton buyers "have arranged for a watchman to j see that people who ought to be in the pen do not visit the cotton plat. form and attempt to destroy properf v In the future. The condition of Mr. Davis (J. Anderson, Chester county supervisor still remains serious and little hope | is 'iiieriainea rnr niB recovery. Deacon Hardtop has petitioned thr railroad to stop IdowinK the wlilstIf of the train as it approaches Randy Springs on Sunday morning. When asked why such a peculiar request i he said that the parson preaches tintil he hears the whistle, and th' 11: ftS was half an hour lute lasl Sunday. Ynrkville Knqiilrer. A hank cashier and a hank president were talking it over with View? and Interviews the other afternoon Said the president: "I'm going to tell you this one on our friend the cashier and it Is true; A man came into the bank yesterday and said. 'Gentlemen I have a note here that is due and 1 want to pay It.' alright fHr.' said the cashier in his uH-fil courteous nanner. " 'No, I want to pnv If,' said the customer and the cashier looked at l?lm as though something was wrong." The cashier admitted the truth o( the story. "It was the first declaration of the kind hoard in such a lone time that naturally I was dumhfound, ed." he said laughingly. 1 THE LANCASTER NEW I . j oa Matters of Record i 1,001 in it Transfers ??f l{ral Kstate. litth None. Mmriiige Licenses. I (In Tuesday's paper, through er- ',eu 1 ror, llurton Khynes and Cora Jane 1 , 1011 Ik were printed as colored. This !im' coilple is white and The News much to ' regrets the error.) fru' marriage licenses have been issued ', !*s by the judge of probate to the follow-j w'" I ing couples: j c< rr tJp:?rge \V. Itowors an<l Nell I.. Inmam. (white.) John It. Dingle and Minnie I Hett-| ',ea drlx, (white.) ' I ltirtlis. | d.v i (!. D. Cooley and wife, (white,) ?on December 4. a girl. wu'] Deaths. ? r'l The following deaths have been V?" ; reported to the registrar of vital staj tistics: 1 Sadie Clinton, colored, 11 days old. j December 2. pneumonia. I Minnie Ida Hammond, white. :J6 8oni | years old, December 8. dy, Clifford Ward (ireon, white. lf? "?p ! months old, December 14. ,r"l | FRANCE <;OES"R API I) IN RECONSTRUCTION De? (Continued From Pace One.) | <:,n j Itrii miles of former French railroads in doU the North and Fast were non-exist-1 n ' eiit. All but a few miles of these' ' ni roads have been rebuilt and are in | ' : tii 11 operation, almost on pre-war hot-' 1 vice schedules. Despite France's heavy tonnage' ",''1 | loss during the war, the French mer-! ' '*' chant marine has practically been re-1 ! stored to pre-war standing. At the ' beginning of the year the total mer-j ^ " ! chant tonnage was 2,400,396, approx- 'J0' ' imately the same as before the war. | ' m To this must he added the tonnage of, German ships provisionally under the| ^'n French flag. Construction of 513.-1 'N,or 119 tons of ships was represented bv, "ut orders In French yards at the begin- u ning of this year. I ! Dor Supplementing the reconstruction work. France has progressed with ^ the Improvement of her national , f finances. The heaviest budget In the ^ j history of the nation lias been ap- , Jes i proved this year, and estimates are that the revenues, because of in-1 ,, ( tit I creased taxation, will exceed 21.000,-| ^ I 000,000 francs. Tn pre-war years ,, , Hut the budget was 5,000,000.000 francs. ,j. Receipts from indirect taxes, reve- ; I noes and monopolies for the first ten' _ I . i San j months of this year show that the j total receipts, 9.802.871.700 francs, J | exceeded the receipts of the same pe-j J, ^ j riod of 1919 by 3.416.507,400 francs and were 1,797,626.500 francs in ex- ,, Hui I cess of this vear's budget estimates , ,, l ill France Is now In the midst of a loan 1 ,, I . t Sat I campaign to raise a vast sum from her own resources for the further im-! . > oi j provement of her physical and finan-! ,_ j cial position. This loan was opened ^ f to subscription in October, and ad-1 X i t>O ; vance pledges were made for over ; i 2.000.000,000 francs. It is estimated , C!a I that the subscriptions through the1 ' Rank of France will reach 7.000.-' " .Tea i 000,000 francs. Arimstice dav was ~ Ooi I in part dedicated to the loan as a, i memorial to France's fallen heroes. I m i ; SlNT.l ('LAI'S LETTERS. 1 ? M Dear Old Santa Claim: I am a little pirl elRht years old. I want a dolly and an embroidery set, u ' some apples and candy and sonie| ,ar I orannes and nuts, and I want some ',n' sparklers. Yours truly, j caI Caroline Duncan. j Lancaster, S. C. j 'ar j j pre j Denr Santa Clans; | 'or ' I want you to brinj; me a kite and knife, apples, candy and firework,. ! 0af Tlifln I ..im? t lie >' Lancaster, S. C. ' ^?' for ' tr i Dear Santa Claus: 1 . I I want yoir to bring me a big doll, 0x1 with long curly hair and blue eyes, >( and some water colors and a little set of cane i>ans and a tea set. 1 want m you to bring me some chocolate } | candy and some other kind of candy | and some nuts. Yours truly, i Hattie Hell Whittaker. . i Lancaster. S. C. l| j Dear Old Santa Clans: > 1 want you to come to see me I , J want you to bring me some fireworks, th< !. nuts, fruits and toys. Yours truly, Tom T>. Duncan. Lancaster, S. C. 4. tn< . Dear Santa Claus: ~ "* *'V, I want you to firlnc nio gome nuts antl frutt8a nd a baby doll and a plci ture book and a pencil holder. Viola Johnson. ' Dear Santa: 1 thought I would write you a few lj . Ilneg. I want you to bring me nome ? of all kinds of nice fruits, sparklers. S.' LANCASTER, S. C. set, toys, nuts and u nice story k with all kinds of nice stories and some chocolate candy. Your i! friend, Christine ltiddle. ancuster, S. C. r Santa Claus: want you to bring me a big doll some water colors. I want you ring me some candy, nuts, and i ts and a tea set and some spark-1 You have such a hard time 1 not ask for more. Yours sinfly. Katherine R led son. ancaster, S. C. r Kiinin ( tans: want you to bring me some "annul r,,ples and some reman cans. ann oranges, and some Fnglish nuts, fireworks and a bicycle and tie. I will eolse for this time. From r rriend. (Jeorge Bailey, ancaster, S. C. r Santa Claus; want you to bring me a doll, and e nuts, oranges, apples and canand raisins. I want you, to bring a stand and a Utile chair. Yours v, Lulu Bell Bailey, .ancestor, S. <\ r Santa Clans: hristmas is almost here. I want tlv, tints, fruit atul water colors, ng my little sister, Mary, a baby . randv. fruit I hope that it will good night. l'leaso bring me what entioned above. Toy fames, .ancaster. S. ('. What Will Santa l>o? r Old Santa flaus. ike my pencil in my paws, etter to write 9 'tis Christmas nigh'. I drop you a line, >ing to ?et all that's mine, a stingy little cuss ays looking for a fuss. 't looking for nary a switch. ashes, paddles nor sich, for all the goodies you can bring. 1 a stockir g or two of everything, v looka here Santy, ft treat me scanty, in't gwineta name 'em all. I want a great big haul. ' others wants something too. don't let that worry you. t so you keep me booked, see that you don't get hooked. ms I won't have to toll you the moan things 1 can do. I'll jest let you know *y speaks o' me as "llardboiled Joe " ita?When you wants some meanness done t call on me for I'm the one. ita don't yoi| blink this stuff, i just a treat bit bluff. I if you'll leave me all those toys, show you whose the best o' boys, ita. can't you guess my name? ly I'm the little boy what's lame. ii see. I like to "make believe." use if I don't I sit and grieve, ita, I can't use them toys, give them to the other boys, jest sit and watch them play, use this is what the doctors say. t I won't tell you. Dear St. Nick, t be kind to them what's sick, od-bve ole Santa, don't worry 'bout me, i jest little one-legged Joseph Dee. W. ('. Bethelm, age 10 years. T.arge Capital Safest. (Rennettsvllle Advocate.) A bank with small capital. doing arge business, usually pays a ger per cent, of profit to its stockIders than a bank wliu a larger >lta 1 doing the same amount of sincss. Hut the bank with the ger capital, while not being so Hituble to its stockholders, is sater Its depositors, rhe Mutual Savings Hank had a >itnl stock of only $25,000. Since s failure of the bank the stockIders are liable to the depositors $25,000 above the capital stork, the deposits were $250,000, the ra liability of the stockholders to i depositors is only ten per cent. What to Give and where to get it You will find the answer to ese questions in our complete >ck of tfoods ESPECIALLY ILECTED for this season of e year. And if you wish your t doubly prized Make it one of Jewelry THE OUT THAT I.ASTS." tobinson-Lathan Co. Jewelers and Opticians. or the deposits. ?*on 111iiiK the capital stork the liabilities of the stockholders is 20 peytcent. Should the other assets of the bank pay 25 per cent., the depositors would receive 4 5 per cent, of their deposits. Hut suppose the bank had a capita! of $100,000. Then the stock an I extra liability of the stockholder' would be $200.000, or 80 per cent. of the deposits. The 25 per cent front other sources would then make a total ol 105 per cent., which wou'd pay every depositor his money in full. So. small capital ami large depo<iIx am host for the stockholders of a bank; hot larfee capital and comparatively small deposits are safest 'or the depositors. The same principle applies to . nv business. The merchant who does a large business on a small capital is in more danger of failure than a merchant with large capital, doing the same amount of business. The principle applies with double foive to hanks, however, because the stockholders are liable to depositors for double the capital. Ate a Itusliel Of Apples. (Rural New Yorker.) The following note has been going about through the papers; ROAXOKK. Va.. Oct. 2h "I ate a bushel apples for my breakfast this morning," said a guest at the once <lf. I nnn II..I..I Tl I II.?< KlWil). I H'-II II'- ?"\plaincd that he had sold 2.00A bushels uf apples on his orchard in Hodford county for .10 routs por bushel on the troos. and had paid tlio proceeds of ono bushel for a baked apple on a Norfolk & Western dining ear. Of course ho got a small pitcher of alleged cream. Hut the apple was a small one. We had the same oxierieneo in Raleigh. N. ('. We ordered a baned apple without looking at the price The waiter brought a small appirwith a bill for .10 rents. Of course the "'alleged cream" came with it. but it ran true to name. We have frequently been obliged to exchange a perk of potatoes for one baked tu imm . ,\\ present prices tne cotton crower must Rive up about 10 pounds of raw cotton for one pound of cotton cloth. What we all want to know is. who pets the money? Why do not the teachers of political economy tear themselves away from abstract principles and pet down to | concrete facts abottt this consumer's dollar? Scatter Sunshine WITH Greeting Cards. Tim Most ('niiipiotc and Artistic Line To SJoLw.t I.'. W w f\ t\ \ \ 1 I '"III AT Robinson-Lathan Co. These are i>ro] you keeping' up Now is the ti your future, not is too late. A savings ac( makes it easy to Today you an responsibility f ture will be. t __ ^ . I PAGE FIVE* _ 1 v Curd of Thanks. We wish to thank our friends and i neighbors for the many kindnesses j aiul sympathy during the illness and at the death of our baby. I MR. AND MRS. J. W. GREEN. The New s?H pages?$2.5t> year. I WANT AHC I | it nm two, | WANT AD. HATES. ONE TIME: 2 CENTS A WORD. All ads. cash with order except where advertiser has regular monthly account. THREE OR MORE CONSECUtive insertions 1 l-2c a word each insertion. NINE OR MORE CONSECUTIVE insertions lc a word each insertion. CAPITALS LIKE THIS. THREE times the above rate. \ i EACH INITIAL AND GROUP OP * figures is counted as a word, \ and the name and address are also counted. NO AI> ACCEPTED FOR LESS than 2">c. "COPY" MUST RE IN BY 12:00 M. Monday and Thursday. THE NEWS WILL ONLY BE ItEsponsible for the first incorrect insertion of any advertisement. Omission of "keys" or errors wnien no not lessen the value of the advertisements will not he corrected by "make good" insertions. TIIK bANCASTKK NEWS, Lancaster, S. ('. LOST?MCKNSK Pl.ATK TO MY automobile; No. 47774. Reward for return to Dr. E. J. Hinson, Lancaster. S. C. 16-lt. WANTED OOOD TWO Olt THREE horse farm to work on halves. Apply at NewB office. 14-F-2t. WANTED?YOU TO KNOW I WILL \ sell Winchester Shell Black Powder at 70 cents a box and smokeless powder at 9 0c until Xmas day. J. 11. Mackorell. 15-8t. WANTED?ANY HONORABLE Position at reasonable salary. L. H. Hinson, Heath Springs, S. C. 14-3t. CALL SMALL A\l> SETTLEMEYKR for vour fresh ineaf and crneer ? ? "" ios and. ground bone for your . chickens. Phone 165. 6-tf. DR. J. E. HOLLIS Veterinary Surgeon. * Located at Gregory and Ilood Live Stock Co., for all veterinary work. Calls answered day or night. 89-tf. -T. M. HUGHES Real Estate Broker Lancaster, S. C. ! i i. gressive times. Are with them! me to provide lor tomorrow when it ^ (unit at this bank I save. "? charged with the 'or what vonr fut