University of South Carolina Libraries
Local Matters APPOINTMENTS OK REV. .1. M. WHITE. Unity, 1st and 3d Sabbath. Ullla t reek, 2d and 4th Sabbath, 11 a. in. 1'lfHsant Hill, 2.1 and 4th Sabbath, 4 p in. / ?the only Candy, 'J A trial will convince you. At Mackorell's. ?See announcement of J. F. Nisbet for cotton weigher. ?Mr. W. Q. Caskey of New. cut has had a phone p.it in his home. ? Mrs. ,1. li. Carnes is visitind her mother in the Dwight section, ? Union services Sabbath night in the A. R. 1\ church conducted by J)r. Boldridge. -M iss Anna Blair of Monroe, N. C , is the guest of Mrs. W. McD* Brown. ?Mr. ?J. 1*. Garrison and family will leave today for Waxhaw, N. C., to visit relatives. ? Mr. J. F. Nisbet has com pleted his new residence in South End and moved into it last Thursday. ? Mr. Oliver Black mon has been enjoying roasting-ears from his garden since the 1st inst. ?Mrs. G. B. Coin well of ltock Hill, Mr. Charley W. Cornwell of Whitmire and Miss Lula YVooten of Smith's, are visiting at Mr. C. YV. Jordan's. ? W. M. Cloyd of this place is relieving the telegraph operator at Camden while the latter takes a month's vacation. 1 'Strength and vigor come of good food, duly digested. 'Force a ready-to-servo wheat and barley food, adds no burden but sua. turns, nourishes, invigorates." ?Mr. E. W. Sistare's family of this place, and Miss Allie Vuughan of Rock Hill are visit ing at Riverside. ? Mr. B. C. Hough and family will leave Monday for a month's stay at Rocky River Springs in North Carolina. ?Jim Bailey, an industrious and respected colored man living on Mr. N. P. Robinson's plantation near Sincerity i.ied Thursday of fever. ?A negro excursion will be run over the L. tfc C., to Chester today, the glorious 4th. It is expected to carry nine coaches and the probability is they will all tie crowded. Take Laxative liromo Quinine Tablets. All druggist* refund money if it fails to cure. E. VV. Grove's signature is on each box 25c. ?Magistrate VV. P. Caskey will take advantage of the dull season in his court to take an outing in the mountains of North Carolina. He will leave this afternoon for Plowing Rock. Ho will return by laying-by time as he expects business to revive then. ?NOTICE ! The Lancaster Telephone Co. is prepared to install phones in the Town of Lan. caster on short notice. The ren4-1_ ?L1? 1 il itus ire rettHouiiLio mm |iinuea who find the use of a phone of service to them are requested to he honest and have them put in and stop heating the company and ho polite enough to stop annoying their neighbors. We have had numbers of complaints from our subscribers about other people constantly using their phones. Wo have had subscribers to have us take out their phones because they 1 were thus annoyed when they could ill afford to do without the phone. J. T. Thompson, 6-27-lm. Manager. ?NOTICK. ? When you want your well cleaned out, or a well dug, and want first class work, call on mo. Leonard Harris. fek ?Surah is the name which hus ' boon given to the little daughter born to Mr. and Mrs. T. M. i Hughes of this place on .July 1, i 1903. . ? ? Mrs. T. S. (larter and daugh 1 tor, Miss Essie .Jones, are visiting relativos at Kershaw and Pleasant Plains. ? Mrs. li. E. Allison and daughter, Miss Muttie Allison, left Thursday for Washington City to spend a month with tho former's son, (loo. W. Allison, Esq. ?Owing to an attack of bilious rcmittant fever Miss .Janio Kawls, who has been attending the county summer school in Lancaster, returned to her home m the country last week. There was some improvement in her condition Monday.?Rock Hill llerald. ?Misses Lizzie and Carol Connors and Connors Melton returned to Lancaster Monday after a few day's stay at the homo of K. 10. Tompkins.?Rock Hill Herald. ?The Franklin Circle will meet at Mrs. J. ,J. Blackmon's next Monday afternoon at 5 o'clock. ' ?The regular meeting of the I o f? Lancaster county alliance will meet Friday duly LOth at 11 o'clock, a. m. A full delegation , is urged to he present. derry M. Knight, Secretary. Sound kidneys aie safeguards of ' life. Make the kidneys healthy with Foley's Kidney Cure. T. I/V, 1^ l -i i'iii?uno r umierouiK. ? The Shite board of. equalizv tionis called to meet in Columbia .July loth, having for its main object the assessment for taxation of the property of cotten mills,oil mills,etc. Mr. J. Wren Tillman is the member from this County. ? Miss Ada Curotou, daughter of Mr. T. J. Cure'.on of Winnsboro, was married last Tuesday afternoon to Prof. J. W. Mayo of Richmond, Va., by Rev. S. C. Byrd, pastor ot the Winnsboro Presbyterian church. Immedi- , ately after the ceremony Mr. and Mrs. Mayo loft for Richmond. The bride has a number of relatives and friends in this county. ? Letters advertised as remain- \ ing in the post oftiee at Lancaster uncalled for for the week ending ] July 4, 1903 are as follows: Miss Hannah Smith, Miss Ida < Inknann /ON H* ' : miuuouii misB in inun vjarris, j Miss Lulneseneder Withorapoon, ' Miss Nelly Cliven, J. P. Hardin, ? Louis C. Hammond, Meary , Wright. i Belle Nance, p. in. , ?One of our townsmen remark < ed yesterday that the recent afli davit, and letter of explanation of ] Col. Wylie Jones in the Til'.iman case, reminded him of the negro | applying for a school. ( The trustees asked him if ho taught that ' the sun moved or that the earth , moved, whon the negro promptly j replied that he was prepared to teach both and that fur the time ^ being he always taught whichever t pleased the patrons of the particular school that engaged him. ^ --Work is progressing rapidly J on the Second Baptist church? c the mill church. Bowers Bros'., the contractors, have the entire [ sti ucture, including the tower, framed and hegan weatherbourding yesterday. The site is about s two hundred yards East of the 11 I Methodist church 011 the street I | leading to the depot. We All Want Bargains ! t Letnniond has some in furni- r ture. and a first class niano. which t I / '" ? must be sold at some price, he n will mako it to your interest to r 1 i v see mm. W. D. Lemmond. * ? ? ? n ANNOUNCEMENT. > I hereby announce myself as a candidate for re-election to the ofllce of *H PUBLIC COTTOJV WEIGHER, at t the election to he held 011 the second Tuesday in August. J. F. XlrfRifiT. 1 Stores Will Bo Closed July Otli. The merchants here liaye signed an agreement to close their stores next Monday, .Inly bth, instead 1 of the 4th which comes on Saturday this year. m _ r. i Farmers' Institute. | Tiie Farmers' institute at Lancaster will ho held in the court houre on Tuesday, .July 14th. i Profs Newman, Morrison and i Tipton of (Jiemson College, are < the speakers for the occasion. Every farmer in reach of town should attend. Dispensers Fleeted At the meeting of the county board of control yesterday dispell scrs wore elected for tlio towns of Lancaster and Ko.ishaw in this county. Mr. L. S. Eliott was reelected for the former place and Mr. A. It. Hough for the latter. Escaped From the Cang. ltob Crocket and Ed Green made their escape from the county 1 chain gang last Tuesday night o o u r) just one day before their sentences , expired. Supt. Fundorburk will ( make it warm for them if he gets ( them and will have the one more day's service they are due the county. They had better l,keep agwine." I ltitteu by a Snake. Mis. Fannie Fundorburk, wife ' i of ltev. Baxter Funderburk, formerly of this county but now of Chestertield, was bitten by a rattlesnake pilot one day the past weel; while reaching in a barrel of meal in the bar a to got sotne for her cow. She suffered agonies from its elfcts but is now getting n o along very well. Klg Mercantile Establishment to l?e Chartered. On Wednesday last the secretary of stale iseucd a commission to the Enterprise Mercantile com- I puny of Heath Spring, capitalized I at $10,000. The petitioners are 1 Messrs. J. A. Bridges, E. C. 1 Croxton and Berry Mobley. The ] hooks will be opened, stock sub- 1 scribed aud charter applied for t within the next ten days. See adv. "Notice ? Books of Suhscrip 1 Lion Opened." ? l>catli of Broad us I%1]is ' Mr. Broadus Ellis, son of Mr. > Geo. W. Ellis of the Primus sec . f Lion, died at bis father's home on Thursday, July 2, 1903, after a short illness of fever. He was about 20 years of age and a smart, f industrious young man. Mis remains were interred ut Fork Hill ihurch yesterday after funeral ser- | vices conducted by the pastor, Itev. It. J. Blackmon. Items from Waxliaw ISnterprise. ' The one vear-old child of Mr. ' W. M. Crow died last Tuesday morning and was buried at Wax- j law Baptist church yesterday. ] ?Mr. W. L. McCain, who went j 'rom this township to Zama, Ark., leveral years ago, was recently , named out there to Miss Octavia jreyson. Mr. McCain is a sou of c Mr. It. T. McCain, Sr., of Walk- [ >rsville. ? Mr. D. M. Sims, of the Walaip neighborhood, who wasstrick- j sn with paralysis a few days ago, is t lowly improving. Only his left r trm and left leg wore paratized. ( ie has lost the use of his arm. 1 ?'Squire T. W. Secrest was ' nisy yesterday making the survey c tecossary to locating and laying c he foundation for the oil mill, t ;innery and warehouses. Kxca'atin<? andothc?r wnrW liPAnamloi-u 1 r. J H o erecting the buildings will begin e it an tarly date. t ?The L. M. Co., has two boats 14 months old which draw 1 he beam at 900 pounds. They ^ ixpeet to make the two weigh i L,f>oo pounds by killing time. t \ Young hiuly Drowned \Ylii'o in Uutliing Mr. Kd Truosdale, of tho Creek section, received u phone message .Thursday afternoon bringing the sad news of tho drowning of his sister, Miss Callie Truosdale, in a pond near Camden while in bathing with five or six other young ladies. She got bevond her depth in the water anil no one was near t'? come to the rescue?the other young ladies being too badly frightened. It was about half an hour before help arrived and it was dark before the body was recovered. Miss Callie was about 'JO years of ago and a daughter of Mr. O Pi Win. Truosdale who. a vear or so ago, lived near Pixie, in this county. Her remains wore interred at Wostville, tho old homo of tho family, at 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon. Mr. Ed. Truesdale, her brother, wont down yes terday to attend tho funeral. The Summer Sellout Closed. The session of the Summer school at this place closed yesterday. The following teachers passed the final examination. Males?.). J. Bailes, Willie Duncan. W. A. Ilughes, L. E. Kirkley, K. N. Nisbet, l'lios. O. Steele, T. K. Thompson, M. A. Conually, W. 1). Carnes. Females ? Misses Anna Alderson. Florence Brown, Eva Culp, Lottie Fleming, Gertrude Foster, Bessie Grydor, Bessie (tiles Nettie Greert Lotta Gaston, Ethel Gaston, Eva Hough, Mary Hicklin, Anna Hollis, Dora llinson, Ennice Loug, Fannie Mcllwain, Maggie Porter, Alice Ratchford Eva llobinson, Lillian Russell, Mamie Stover, Sal lie Ussery, Virginia Robertson, Minnie GasLra\r ?~j , liim "laglll. Tho work of the session was very satisfactory, and progressive teachers all admit the great bene* [it derived from attendance on these schools. Tho Summer School is no longer an experiment?its benefits are evident from the improvmeot iu our coun:ry schools the past year or so. Prof. Baker will leave today for Camden where he opens tho Summer school tor Kershaw :ounty next Monday. Prof. Sharpe will go to ltock Ilill Monday to ittend the State school. 1 wo Rural Free Delivery Routes (Established in this County The post ollico department has irdored rural free delivery on two routes from Lancaster, to commence July 15th. The routes to bo followed will be as follows: ItOUTK No. 1. Beginning at Lancaster the carrier will go to CraigsvilU>, thence South to IS. D. Taylor's, thence :o T. A'. McMurray's,to Walkup L\ ()., thence on farm road to Potter's road, thence to John Nelson's, thence on Wadesboro oad to Mrs. Hagins: thence on L3ufTalo road to Monroe road, hence southwest to Charlotte oad, thence buck to Lancaster. Length of route miles: area severed ISA square tnilos; num. >er of houses on route 107; popilution served 428. KoUTK NO. 2. Beginning at Lancaster via tedliold road to Jorald Bowers', hence Rocky River road to Prinus 1'. <L, thence to 1)wight l\ ) , thence via Chesterlield road o Kedtield road, thence on Red ield road to beginning point. Length of route 241 miles; area :overed 17 srpiare milos; Runiber if houses on route 112: populaion served 448. The rural carriers on these outes will leave the post oflico ,t Lancaster at 8 a. in., daily, ixcept Sunday, returning in time o dispatch mail by 3 p m. Salary of carriers $(>00. each er annum, including horse hire. The present route from Lnncas or to Orniirsvillo will lie <li.scon in tied after the establishment of I his service. j - Second hand Throhor, in good eoiidition, for sale. Apply to Springs liankint; and .Morcan I tile Co., 1 lentil Springs, S. C. ' The Hunt Prescription for Mattfo a Chills and Fever is a bottle of ' Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic. It is simply Iron and Quinine and tasteless, No Cure No Pay. <S 7/jL^ .'his slgnaturo la on every bo? of tho genuine Laxative BromoQmnine Tablet* ho reim^'y tbat ciiren it t'olil in ?n? tiny OKBMiaBBBHaHBK ' It's \Y hat You ! That Mi You can save money bv buyi < Mir business tins been much better > and we tlmnk all our customers for we know how to appreciate your tm called on us for goods come right ah pleased with our treatment. Highest hne of lings ever shoi to $5.00. Big lot of remnant Carpi of everything in our line, and it wit buy. PORTER & s In Masonic Building ajwxu vriawrv:. . For Dru AN S Call at the Corn T. EUGENE Fl Sept. 3, 1R02. f "" " f AT ONCE I i : TIM f FRUIT $ i ^ . >? An.l 1< ruit Inr Tops. Iluvt C Nci use If? waist your old ,Ia i $ Enameled Ware once and y< Ci ? Canned Meats, 1' nuts, 1Vg> ? 11 t ^ # ^ Picnic to your satisfaction. R ^ is complete. Can I supply \ M n I J. B.Mac D a-?-?a- -?* ? >'.v- W ':?' *??*< COFFINS. . I, A'e] now liavi nnil will contini complete line of burial CASKKTS. < all sizes and qualities, t COFFIN up to Handseim CALL and see us or send is fortunate as to have a loath 1 Within the HE - l?k I LANCASTER, IS. C , 1 on a mm' 11 imt You urn Tukiny When you hike Grove's Taste ess Chill Tonic because the form ila is plainly printed on every hotlo showing that it is simply Iror nd Quinine in a tasteless form so Cure. No I'ay. 5??c. J. II. //;/.')' h"(AS' TEli, . IHari/cu <il Lit it'. LANTASTIC, S. C. 8?y" t.'olleetioiis :t .specialty. Save ikes You Rich. ng your KI" RNTTl'KK from us. tinco wo opened thiin wo expected, making our laisinoss grow, iiml ule. To all who havo not as yet tug and you will he moro than ,vn in this town?prices from 2.1c at cheap. We havo a big stock I pay you to see us before you TEPHENSON. Lancaster, S. (J. ** I ? r: fvv* .si'.rfK* ? ?. ? GS D UNDRIES Lor Drugstore. JNDERBURK, DRUGGIST. :'l S TIIK I K TO BUY i JARS j a plenty Kruit .Tar tops. rs. Try the Vandyke i? ft [>ii will have no other. p( turves and Tickles for ft Mv Kancv Grocery line ? Si 'on. ^ ours lor business, * Hi 8 1/Ann r Si! rVUKHLL. 1 H to !! xx<* x3->?x? -*? c?~ -s? * * * -JT-A*3V WLMrtKy- ***???TT*I linn " " ? " " " \\\ COFFINS. \i in stock, to to keep, :i COFFINS nml )ur stock embraces Yotn the plain, cheap p M FT A L LIC cases. your order when so unii your family. PKICKS ACH of ALL. rraiA it. Oct. 15, 1002.?If.