Lancaster enterprise. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1891-1905, April 26, 1902, Image 5
Short Locals.
Saturday, April 20, 1902.
?Hicks predicts a cold wave
the last of this month.
?Mr. R. B. Mackey of Heath
Springs was in town this v^ek.
?Miss Lola Hardin of -tor
is visiting her sister here. v.-. C.
A. Wall.
?Mr. J. W. Jlasseitii v?t Kershaw
spent a couple of .ys here
this week.
?Miss Margaret IJ et Loslip,
is visiting her sl-*r hero,
Mrs. W. R. Knight.
? Miss Clara Ban It tms returned
lrotn a visit to Mu?. E. E.
Cloud at. Rock I 111'.
? Do not forget to attend
your Democratic e!u!> meeting
this afternoon (Sal relay )
?The outlook for a straw
berry crop is extra line, both
the cultivated and t.a wild.
?Cot Ion ph. ut ing :inula fine
progress tins v. -.-k. Much to
plant yet, thougln with some.
?The advance of cotton on
it. NT ^
tllC i Dl IK UUt'L IVOf IN/1
Thursday and Friday was over
a quarter of a cent.
?Rev. J. M. White will preach
at Pleasant Hill next Sunday at
11 o'clock a. m., and at trills
Creek at 3 p. m.
?Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Mackey
were among tlie number previous
ly mentioned who attended the
Exposition last week.
?Mr. Joe Tate, of Marion, N.
C., spent a few days recently
with his sister, Mrs. Jno. Adams,
ond mile east of town.
?Some pretty hot weather
this week for April. It may be
the precursor ot Hicks" cold wave
scheduled for the near future.
?Mrs. Dr. R. G. Elliott, of
Dwight, is visiting her parents,
Rev. atul Mrs. J. L. Duffle, oi
Westminster, Oconee county.
?Gills Creek Denvmrntin p.biU
will meet at the court house at
4 o'clock this afternoon. : The
Tradesville club will meet at 3.
?Mrs. (i. 1?. Barron went to
llock Hill Saturday last and
spent several days with her
mother-in-law. Mrs S. D Barron.
?Bought out a drummer's
lino of sample whips?150
I; i it.lc Vamu
iw.ivio- a uui V1IV1VV (U llltlll
.wholesale cost.
\\r. P. Bennett.
?Mr. II. M. Johnson of Ciieraw
was in town this week. Mr.
W. T. Gregory and he went to
Gtll'ney Wednesday ailernoon on
business.
?We learn with regret of the
recent death of Mr. W. I). Boykin
of Camden, whom to know
was to love. Mr Boy kin leaves
a wife and six children. lie
wa$> a brother-in-law of Mr J.M.
Heath, whom lie visited only a
few weeks ago. He was 43 years
of age.
A
?Rev. R. M. llilton will
preach at the poor house Sun!
day at 11 o'clock, a m.
?The "Billy Goat" case tried
at Yorkville this week resulted
in a mistrial.
?Mr. B. Y. Funderburk visited
his father's at Dudley last
Sunday.
?Mrs. R. L. Simpson, of
' Spencer, N. C., is visiting at
her father's this week, Colonel
; Crockett.
?Mrs. S N. Watson spent
the week with her mother in
! Chester.
?Dr. J. D. Funderburk's
I 1 K ?
iiiiviiiii^ n?i-> uccii jjiTiiny improved
by tlio painter's brush.
?Mr. R. J. Mackorell and
! family of Yorkvillo attended
! the lleed-Rowell marriage here
' l'hursday.
?Mr. Chas. Carter of Char
lotte visited relatives here this
week.
?R'V. Chalmers Fraser and
Mr. J. F. Nisbet attended p.*esbytery
ai Lowrysville last week
?Mr. .1. C. Klliott of Yorkville
spent Sunday with his fa mi
iy here.
?Beginning Monday, 2Stli,
'he stores at Heath Springs will
; close at G o'clock in the after|
noon till September 1st, Saturdays
excepted.
?Judge Watts has retused the
motion ol T. M. Fitzpatrick's attorney
for a new trial in the
Martha Hagins case, 'l'ho verdict
of the jury stands.
? Mrs. J. .1. Bridges and Miss
Alma Duncan of Heath Springs
shopped in Laucaster Thursday.
M'l. - it . *
ii; y win visu unarioston and
th? Exposition next week.
?The Dallas reunion adopted
ia resolution changing the (Jon
, federate memorial day i'roni May
'jota to June 3rd, the birthday ot
( JeHereon Davis.
i ?From the Era wo learn that
Kershaw's artesian well is more
jthan 300 feet deep and that they
! have been going through rock
ever since the eighty foot depth.
?Sheriff J. P. Ilunter is build
I ing two more store rooms on his
1 lot near the factory ; also a foui
room dwelling. Recently tie hacompleted
four 2 room tenant
houses.
?Mr. G. li. Barron has had
I ho old Hickson-IIunter dwelling
pulled down preparatory to
building himself a handsome
lio!)ie, work on which will begin
al once. Mr. J. II. Staines has
the contract.
?Miss Minnie Funderburk ol
Dudley kept, houso for her sistor
here this week, Mrs. li. (J.
Hough, who spent the week in
Charleston.
?Mr. Lelloy S. Davidson and
Mr. Ceo. C. Ileath have formed >
copartnership to do a general
commission business. The firm
name is Lelloy S. Davidson A: Co.
These are energetic, enterprising
young men, full of raie business
I qualifications, both inherited and
| acquired.
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4?ft *V. I' 1 .4 I It HI, "I V 11*11
visited Lancaster lids week, I lie
fir.st time in nineteen years, when
lie lived here. He says he hard
ly recognized anything here except
a low .of the people
and very few of thorn.
?Married, on April 16th at
the residence ol the bride's
father, Mr. W. F. Slaglo to Miss
M. F. Schooley, all of ColumbiiR,
Ark., Rev. B. S. Ferrell officiating.
?Married, by Magistrate Mob;
Icy, ot Heath Springs, lm?! Sunj
day, Mr. Oscar Adams and Miss
. Mssie Orimminger, daughter ol
[Mr. Frank Criminjnger.
?Mr. J. VVylie Porter has lei
the contract to repaint his dwell
ing.
For Sale?A lino lot of tomatt
plants. J. E. Stew man.
?Cotton continues to advance
August delivery was up to 9.2S
yesterday. Spots in Liverpoo
are worth nearly 10} cents.
?Mrs. J. S. Croxton of Hontl
Springs visited her son lien
Monday, Mr. K. M. Croxton.
?Mr. E. D. Tillman ha:
moved his family into the Ed
i wards-Plyler dwelling on Eln
j street.
?Fou Salb?A limited quan
tity of cotton seed. A. J. Clark
Lancaster, S. C.
| ?Mr. O. J. Henry Iris let 1 li<
contract to r paint, his handscim
dwelling on Barr street.
j ?Mr. John Elliott has retnrne*
from Hoi Springs, Ark., wher<
ho has been under treatment to
rheumatism, lie is greatly im
proved.
?While he and Mr. Liu hi
Crockett were killing rats las
IC.. I 1 X 1 ? T I - 1 ?"-H
I om uiutij, i>i r. liKtyu ailllCli (
i Lindsay got his collar bon
broken.
?Mr. Will Adams wont ove
toL ancaster Saturday afternoo
where he will assist his fathe
in his contract work.?Hoc
Ilill Ilerald.
?The closing exercises of th
theological seminary of Colun
bia will commence on Sunda)
May 4, and end May 8. Th
graduating class numbers fiv?
with one from this state.
? Dr. Roldridgo leaves tod a
for NVingate. N. C , where h
preaches the annual sermo
jbefore the Wingab* High scliot
Sunday morning at !! o'cloc1
| ?The trustees hold a nice
jingyi iter day afternoon t<? di
I cide up mi a plan for the - nf
school building. Several a
chiteels were present, each wit
plans and specifications.
'| ?Mr. T lv. Cunningham fii
j isiied planting his cotton cru
of about 150 acres Tuesday
The seed he planted a uioiit
ago are coming up.
I ?Governor McSweoney hi
j ro appointed T. W. Royd India
j agent tor the term of one voai
i The Indian agent is appointe
j under an Act to provide for th
I / < !... r ?'
vuuiwuii ; nutans in i or
county.?Rock Hill Ilerald.
1 ?H very body is asked to go t
1 tin' cemeteries and help clean o
our soldiers' graves. The woii
will commence Tuesday of no
week, and will continue a
week. Remember the day, an
lit" 3*011 can't go, send a ban
1 and a hoe.
? Rev. J \V. Little will preae
at New Hope Baptist churc
(Sunday morning and in the Ly:
caster Baptist church Stindn
night, the pastor oi the butt
being absent.
? Mrs. J. M. Chauneey an
her pretty daughter, Mi?s Franl
tin, who iiave been hero on
; visit to the former's sister. Mr
Dr. J. II. Bo.dridge, leaves tli
morning tor their home in Cha
tanooga. Tenn.
?Mrs. Mary Couch, aged 7
years/ died last Sunday night ;
the home of her son, Mr. Fran
Couch of the Primus seetioi
, ... .
alter a long nlness beg.nnin
with grip. She leaves seven
children. She was buried at For
Hill church Monday Alter tuners
services by Itov. It. J. Blackmor
?Mr. W. F. Clov(1 showed u
two eggs laid hy r.n Indian gam
lien. They are the largest he
eggs we have ever seen. Th
two weigh fi.V ounces.
? A rain and wind storm pass
e l over the Van WV<*L seotio
l'liosday at I ernoc^a^^i^AJ bi
iiule damage.
t Independent of the Mule.
Mr. Hilton, mail carrier for
the Taxahaw route, reports that
j the farmers along his route are
hustling. Ho cites three instances
that go to indicate that
the farmers out that way are
- not entirely dependent upon
1 high priced mules fed upon
higher priced corn. He saw
t Mr. T. M. Helk pulling a plow,
with his "darkey" hold of the
handles; ho saw Mr. .Jos. M
Caskey pulling a wagon whose
s burden was cotton seed on their
- way to the field, and he saw <1
i negro woman covering cotton
?_# o
seed with a iioo.
Death of <m Entitnahte Citizen.
)
Mr. John K. Lvles, a promi
e tieiit ir.ui !i!?d 'ie excellent cdi
0 I zen ol the Fork lliil section, dieTuesday
ntteriioon of a heart
trouble. While ho was not well
' he was able to be tip i about
0 j his premi. c\s 111! Id o'clock or- the
r day ot lu- death when lie was
* suddenly taken vise and went
to bed wi five hours later lie
8 breathed out his lite, and his
1 spin I le.nrned to ,i .i woo ^'V'.
,1 it. The early part of the vein
? J ho had a - vn-ro -mm! and ennu
I near dyim*. but u<>! V> c-1 tor a no
was able to go about some. !h
r was 02 years ot ago and leaves :
it widow an I several children, lw<
!' sous and livo daughters, ai
b grown?Messrs. Mile-- -ru* Kober
Lyles, Mesdatnes Lizzie Wallace
e I Ellen T *11 tv. Jane Crimrningeij
Sal I if F':is and <)!? Watson. lb
leave- one brother ttiso, Mr. 11
nil. Lvles.
Mis remains were interre<
i Wednesday at Fork ilili churcl
1 of which lie had been a leadinj
}T: member for many years, itinera
er\!!-'s having been conduob
11 bv his pastor, Ilev. It. J. Black
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' j moil.
a neijjiioor and friend sends ti
t- these lines lor use in this notice
; .V i rocious one Irom us is ijone,
iV I
: Ono that we loved so well.
I I A place is vacant in our home,
Which, ne'er can l>e lilted.
Ta.r R.waitloHs Issued.
'P ,
1 i Pursuant to tno law upon in
" subject, the county treasure
; litis issued executions agains
, all*delinquent taxpayers, abou
n j *250 in all, repre-enting abou
r i $400 of taxes. He says tha
J many of them, however, proh
lo j ably a majority of tiiein, do no
,j. i amount to any tiling ; are agains
i persons who have died and lef
I no property, who have move<
? away, are in the penitenti.iry o
II I on the ohaingung, or are doubl
'k charge.-;; -chained to people win
tt are on the hook in a slighth
11; dili'erent name or are in anothe
d town-hip or school district. Fo
d ! example, a man, say a Negro
I will 'return himself as J. S
h Smith and the man he live
h j with will return him as John o
i-|Jack Smith. One will he pai<
y j and the other will not. Then
;i the ollieials not knowing tha
the two names refer to the sane
(j person, there is nothing to d<
- but to issue an execution agains
the name that hasn't paid?<>nl;
s to lind when the constable goe
js to him that ho has already paid
j.!in the other name. Or mayb
I he is returned in Pleasant Jlil
o j and pays his taxes in FlatFreek
^leaving the name in Pleasan
r Hill on the hook : 01* in Pleasan
" Hill straight and pays in th
'1 ' 1 r 1. od..: . ..1 i -i* .-a
lie,nil o|?ruij^ *>rrn?'ii ci" iTu''
| The duplicate names cannot l>
k thrown away in making up tli
l>ooksf for the reason that ii
dozens of cases there is mor
than one man, even in the sam
13 township, of tin4 same name
iP For instance, there are fiv
n Frank Barnes on the tax boo.es
e all Negroes, and all paid?fou
of them in Cane Creek. If an
s .of those names had I hoi throw
n j a way those men might hav
\le(^ taxation and the count
Vine money.
> r^^Siadlcine'forj
j 1 Old People. |
Rev. Geo. Gay, Greenwich, Kas., is |
past S3 years of age, yet he says: "I I
am enioyin? excellent health for a man I
j ot my rye, clue entirely to the rejuven- I
a t i n ;* 1 : 1 u..csof Dr. Miles' Nervine. 1
It bri-.i 'ri r'.eep and rest when nothing I
else v. ill, and gives strength and vital- I
ity even to one of my old age."
l! "I am an o'd soldier." writes Mr. Geo.
iWatron, of Newton, la., "and I have
been a great sufferer from nervousness,
vertigo and spinal trouble. Have spent
consiecrnble money for medicine and
n doctors. !-.it with little benefit. I was
I so bad my mind showed sipns of weak,
9 n<*s-. I begat. La 5: jJr. Miles'Nervine,
and I know it saved my life."
j Miles* ^ I
| J Saved me from the insane asy- I
ilun>; Mrs. A. M. IIe:fner, of Jerico
Sj*ri?K' , Vo. v rites. "I \v;is to nervous
that I could sca/xly control myself,
cuuM not bleep nor rest, would even
forget the names of mv own clrldren at
tinu i e nin bik 1 g Dr. Miles'
Nervine m ' r hoi; me from the
first, and now 1 am perfectly well."
!6otd by all Drug-;i?tt on Guarantee.
Dr. Miles MocJical Co., Elkhart, Ind.
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' 1 lit'tntf /'itl Home M't'tUlintf.
' At high noon Wed nesday,
'i April - i, 1W02, tho home of
j Major .1. M. Riddle of this place
I was the scene of a beautiful
, home wedding His daughter,
Mrs Lula :.. .ni.e Rowell, was
married to Mr. Win. 11. Reed,
~ I Rev. .1 M. Stead man officiating,
! i and u>ing the i tipre>.-ive ring
ceremony of die Methodist
church. The Moral df ornti >ns
were not elaborate, btii in < legant
ta-te 'I'he nedding march
"I was gracefully rendered by Mrs.
J. I*.. 1 oore, who continued soft
ntu-ic .luring the ceremony, in
I creasii g the volume while con.
gratul turns -re being extended.
l.it.iv. r>. Jennie Board
Mac?\orcii, niece ot the bride,
attired in pure white and loolcing
as sweet as tin* white lilacs
j.j she scattered along the way
t, from a satin-lined has et graco.1
fully carried in her loft hand,
j preceded the couple tip the hall11
way into the parlor where the
J nuptial vows were plighted.
'After congratulations the bride
f and groom led the way into the
(lining rooms and the next hour
A the many guests spent in feast- ^
,.'ing and pleasant chat.
Air. and Mrs. Rood loft on the
'J o'clock train for f'lmi'bsitnn
J where they will spend their
r! honeymoon.
Mr. Hoed is bookkeeper for
I the Williams-Hughes Co., and
his upright life and many ster^I
lin<* (qualities mako him well
. worthy of the esteem in which
j ho is held by all who know him.
The accomplished bride, here
!! in her native homo, has been a
(J favorite from childhood. Her
' charms of person and heart have
J endeared her to all who are for.
tunatc m her acquaintance.
Admiring friends sent many
handsome bridal presents of
' j silverware, chinaware, pic
J ill I tjs, UlU .
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?Le?ok out tor slorias to lollow
1 liis hut v. eat her.
? Mr, Lawrence 1' ?wors, a na?i
five of this comity, (lied in Col0
[ nmbia, whither lie moved about
1 | two years a{(0, Monday, lie was
(> j about 55 years of age and loaves
i a widow and several children.
* I Never knew Painkiller to fail
'?I
l*i before, what can the matter be?
.. Where if the botth? Th'?re, 1 thou ((lit
' .<?: it is not Perry Davis' Painkiller
cil ?.l, toil something * lie itruR^&t
c 'must have made himself no t 1 did i.ot
notice it: I have used Piinkitler for
Jr years for oiarrho*a, cramp- andMoui,'[
at h aches and it never tailed.'
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