Lancaster enterprise. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1891-1905, May 21, 1902, Image 5
Short Locals. '
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Wednesday, May 21, 1902. j
?See announcement of Mr. i
W. 1\ Vaulandinghamjor treasurer.
?Gar?iens and potato bugs are
doing their best. Both are fine 1
hereabouts.
?If you have no potato bugs,
we know the balance. Nobody
else has, auyhow.
?Born to Mr. and Mrs. J. D.
Sistare of the Douglass church
aeotion, twins.
?Married, May 8, 1902 Miss
Hannah Small,daughter of Mr. T.
S. Small, and Mr. Doster Sims.
?Cedar top tea will kill potato
bugs. <4A Newberry man has
tried it," says the Newberry Observer.
?Venders of old field strawberries
have been much in evidence
on the streets for several
days past.
?Capt. W. II. Edwards, brother
of Mrs. II. B. Pardue, i? ?? candidate
for the office of Pr?>?nte
Judge for Chester county.
?Mrs. Dr. Strait has our
thanks for a nice little basket
of choice strawberries of her
own growing.
For Sale.?Two of :he New
Home's sewing machines. Apply
at the Enterprise Office. lm.
?The Governor has ordered
an election for the proposed
new county of Allendale, to
take place the 28th of June.
?If you don't wage war
against the bugs and keep it
waged, you had bettpr plow up
your potatoes and plant something
that bugs don't like.
?Mrs. Robert Ileglar, upon
whom a surgical operation was
performed one day last week,
is not doing well and her recovery
is extremely doubtful.
?In Lee, the baby county,
r 28 people are asking for coun
ty offices, and it is fair to suppose
that there are yet many
others to be heard from.
?R. E. Allison, Esq., and Maj.
B. F. Miller were recently
elected delegates by the M. E.
church to the District Conference
which meets in Blacksburg next
month.
?The Governor has pardoned
Zannah Mohlev whn woo
the penitentiary from this county
in 1894 to serve a life sentence i
for burglary.
?Fine rains, that Monday '
morning, but the farmer did
not enjoy it, because he thought
be did not need it, and that is '
the way it looked.
?The exhibit of the work
done by the pupils of the Lancaster
graded school took a gold
| medal. This school was one of
six that took such a medal. 1
i
?Tomorrow (the 22nd) is (
"Wagner Day" at the Charles- ,
tun Exposition and a big crowd ,
is expected to be in attendance. ,
If you intend going now is a ;
good time to go. j
?Magistrate Caskey turned 5
over to the county treasurer $75
as fines and costs for the past
quarter. He also sent 9 months
work to the chain gang.
?Her. Chalmers Fraser has !
accepted an invitation to preach <
the baccalaureate sermon at the t
commencement of the Fresby
lerian vjouege of South Carolina
at Clinton on June 1st.
?Mr. Hazol Sims, eldest son j
of Mr. Ho' t O. Sims of Ker- 1
shaw, died Sunday night of con- 1
sumption, brought on by an at- 1
tack of measles some 18 months '
ago. lie was about 27 years of i
and one of the children received 1
a slight shock, as did also Police- n
mun Knight. 1
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futtlng Scrape at Davie Stand ^
Preaching.
t
A difficulty occurred Sunday ]
at Davis Stand, in this county, j
between Henry Boyd and Will a
Faulkner,both colored, in which r
the former cut the latter in the a
shoulder with a razor. Dr.W.M. _
Crawford was summoned to
dress the wound and he reports j
that the wound is not serious.
After the cutting, Faulkner and
others pursued Boyd and shot ?
at him, but, so far as is known, c
the halls missed the mark. ^
Sheriff Hunter was notified of v
the trouble by telephone and he ^
went up there on the train, and *
a lot of warrants have been is- ?
sued for parties implicated. It a
i<? Hftirl tVinf tV?nrr -nrlll f
V<?MV v?*v 7 fliii K/XJ urorlll
with for disturbing religious ?
worship, carrying concealed
weapons, etc. 1
Netv and Faster Schedule.
The Lancaster & Chester Rail- a
way trains begpn operating Mnn l
day morning under a new and <3
faster schedule. The morning J
train leaves Lancaster at 6 :45 t
and arrives at Chester at 8 J
o'clock. Returning, this train t
leaves Chester at 10 o'clock and
reaches Lancaster at 11 :30. 1
The afternoon train leaves here I
at 5 :15 and arrives at Chester I
at 6:45. Returning, it leaves
there at 8 o'clock and arrives J
here at 9:15. It will be ob I
served that the morning and 1
night trains make the run be
tween here and Chester in just I
a hour and a quarter, and that (
the other trains require only an a
hour and a half '
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A New Railroad.
Monroe Journal: The Charlotte,
Monroe and Columbia
railroad from McBoe, S. C , to
this place, has been completed
lo Ilamberg, about 12 miles, c
ind has been graded to Jeffer- *
jon, 10 miles farther, and only
27 miles from Monroe. The t
president, Mr. Ernest Williams, n
<ays that he hopes to have the a
road completed to Monroe inside a
3f a year. This road will add ^
considerably to the importance
M Monroe as a railroad centre
if it is to be operated by the d
Seaboard, as it will make a f(
lirect short line from Charlotte is
to Columbia. a
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Rain* and Hail. e
This community, as well as
ilmost the entire county, was v
visited by a much needed rain tl
last Wednesday evening. It a
ivas accompanied 1 >3' severe h
wind and hail in some sections 1 e
md it fell so rapidly that in It!
age. Ilia wife preceded him to 8'
the grave about a year ago, ber p
death haviug been brought on by s<
measles also. d
?The Ledger has laid down ^
the following sensible, but tardy ^
prohibition : "Hereafter there j
will be no loafing in this office. .
We pay our employees to work
and not to talk." ?
c
? 'Under the Southern p
Cross" was repeated by our I
amateur theatricals Friday night p
to a good house. The net pro c
ceeds amounted to enough to s
run the net proceeds of the two i
nights to about $110. p
?The State Democratic Con- a
vention meets at noon today in
Columbia. Two of our delegation
went down yesterday, Messrs. s
T. Y. Williams and T. *M. Belk
and others will go down this 1
morning.
?During the storm Wednes- 1
day evening lightning struck the 1
cotton mill house occupied by e
Mr. John M. McAteer, tearing *
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vii ? puriivu in uie weamer- 1
boardinir ami rnni Mm MoAUar v
3authen, William Have? T. R. ^
rhompson, C. B. Skipper, M. B.
3authen, Mrs. J. D. Funderburk,
diss Eva Hough, John Edwards, 1
..ester Nelson, Mrs. Jno. T. Green 1'
ind children, John R. Blakeney, *
Nannie Crockett. Uriah Jorlan,
Jno. D. Arant, T. W. Mc- j
"ieeley, E. L. and Todd Funder- j
>urk, Miss Lula Mcllwain and J. c
A. Riddle, Jr., all from Lancaser
and vicinity.
From Heath Springs: Mrs. N. *
*. Wade, Miss Lois Perry, W. J. ^
lammond, Arista Cauthen, L. Y. '
lorton.
Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Hyatt and a
diss Pearl Plyler of Van Wyck ; t
)r. R. G. Elliott and Messrs. S. t
2. Usher, B. II. Plyler, T. O.
iteele, John II. Steele and Amos
funderburk of Dwight; Mr. L. ^
r . ? uuuviuUilV \J 1 A I AU m V J11C , *'
nd Mr. T. Jt. Langley of Dixie. J
Uso Mrs. Elihu Gladnev of Ches
er county. c
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Here and There News. *
It is stated that the Tliornwell
)rphanage of Clinton has re- a
eived a legacy of $10,000 from ^
he late Mrs. Lees of New York. a
A Goat for .Sale?Apply to ^
he Hickory Grove Camp Wood- ^
nen of the World. To be sold ^
t any price, because the owners
re sick of him.?CarolinaSparan.
a
An exchange says : "The can- ^
idate who falls out with you a
or supporting the other fellow
i necessarily a great egotist and v
very unreasonable man. And h
hese are not his worst points v
ither." r
Mr. Green Collins of Belair,
rho was severely burned about \
he head and nock some time v
go, has gone to Charlotte to a j a
iospital to have his eyes treat- c
d. For a while it was feared v
hat he would lose his eye-sight J t
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V
ome places the lands were bad b
y washed. In the Dry Greek V
ection the hail did serious
amage to the young cotton on ^
be plantations of Messrs. S. E. c
Jauthen, D. J. Bailey, S. T.
Jauthen, Edward Sweatt, G. 11
j. Gautlien and some few negro ^
arms in the same section. So
;reat was tho damage to the
otton that some of it has been
lowed up and planted again,
n the Belltowu section hail fell
iretty heavily and damaged the
rops some. The rain was ^
pecially heavy in the Cedar
Ireek country. I)r. Strait retorts
that it got higher than at C
,ny time last year.
Another fine rain fell here -y
londay morning, sufficient to
top the plows for a few days.
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tilled bg Lightning
As Mr. James Belk was on ^
lis way from Monroe to his
lorae near Dudley Wednesday
vening he was struck by light- C
ling and killed, as was also the c
nules he was driving ; and his
-ounger brother, who was with ,
iim. was knocked unconscious
H
md one of his shoes torn from
lis feet. They were disc >vered
0011 afterward and efforts made S
o resuscitate them, which were a
uccessful as regards one of
hem, but the other was beyond
lelp. Mr. Belk was ? son of ^
ir. Jackson Belk, and ?as only
ibout 18 years of age. His renains
were interred Thursday c
it Liberty Hill Baptist church, r
?Monroe Enquirer.
? r
Visiting the Exposition. j
The Exposition is getting a
;ood patronage from the people
>f this place and from the couuty.
}ood crowds have gone every
eeek since about the first of
Vpril. The following have gone *
his week : Mrs. J. P. Hunter, h
?liss Minnie Pardue, Misses Janie a
ind Nettie Green, R. E. Allison,
Csq., and daughter, Miss Mattie, 0
liessrs. J. Harrv Fostor. J M .
ut he is now improving.?
Vaxliaw Enterprise.
Many will bo glad to knov
iiat I)r. Frank Bright, of Amo
wens Cherry Tree fame, wa
rrested in Texas last week
United States marshal an<
rought to Charlotte, where li<
ras lodged in jail. His bout
ras fixed at #2,000.
THE VISITORS.
?Mrs. L. C. Payseur visite*
healer last week.
?Mr. J. B. Mackorell visite*
Iharlctte last week.
?Mr. J. C. Elliott returned t
'orkville Sunday afternoon.
?Mr. E. D. Tillman visits
t his father's last week.
?Miss Pearl Massey, of Taxi
aw, is visiting at Mr. W. I
'lyler's.
?Mr. Dan Jones has gone t
Columbia to take a busiues
ourse.
?Rev. L. L. Bedenbaugh c
eft'erson was in town Monda
nd Tuesday.
Mrs. E. M. Oroxton returne
lunday from a visit to her mot he
t Ileath Spriugs.
?Messrs. Geo. Williams an
ohn Crawford went to Char
otte Saturday
?Mr. J. C. Lindsav and tw
hildren of Rock Hill visite
elatives here Monday.
?Prof. J. E. Johnson went t
lock Hill Saturday to visit hi
riend, Rev. W. E. Thayer.
?Mr. T. R. Thompson,
prominent teacher of this count
i sojourning in town for awhih
?Mrs. Dr. J. E. Poore leave
omorrow for Columbia whithe
ler husband went some tim
go.
?Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Johnso
f Cheraw have returned to thei
>ome after a visit to relative
lere.
?Mrs. John A. Stewman an
ittle son John left last Frid?
or a visit to her parents i
Vnderson.
?Mr, William Clanton <
laile Gold Mine spent seven
Lays with his lamily here r<
ently.
?Mr. Ernest Bateman, c
lamden, spent Sunday an
londay in Lancaster wit
riends.
?Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Uregor
nd two dauchtera w?r? ?mnn
be number who visited Charlet
on recently.
Mr. R. N. Nisbet of Waxhav
j.C., spent several days wit
is brother here last week, Mi
. F. Nisbet.
?Mrs. A, P. McLure returne
Sunday from a visit to her siste
11 Union and to relatives a
llacksburg.
?Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Coo
nd children, of Rock Hill, visite
er parents here recently, M
nd Mrs. R. Young.
?Mrs. L- C. Payseur, Mrs. D
it rait and Miss Clara Barret
Itrait leave tomorrow for a visi
o Charleston and the Expositioc
?Mr. White who is sojournin
t the home of his brother, Rei
. M. White, during the latter'
bsence, was in town yesterday
?Capt. B. J. Witherspoo
rent to Charlotte Monday t
? 1 1 .. L 1
leip ceieuraie uio iz/in aim
ersary of Mecklenburg's deck
ation of independence.
?R. E. Wylie, Esq , Messr
V. IT. Clyburn and T. S. Carte
rent to Charlotte Monday t
ttend the usual 20th of Ma
elebration and witness the ur
eiling of a monument to Liet
enant Shipp, a schoolmate c
?
- these gontlemen, who was killed
in the famous charge at San
Juan Hill during the Spanishv
A me tic an war. ..
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s ?Kev. Dr. Boldridge and
j Messrs. W. T. Blackmou and R.
i S/Cherry returned last week from
9 Asheville, N. C., where they at.1
tended the Southern Baptist
Convention. The next meeting
will be held in Savannah, <Ja.
They report an excellent time.
\ ?The following were among
those who attended Charleston
unci the Exposition last week:
^ Rev. W. C. Ewart Mr. and Mrs. J.
M. Hood, Rev. and Mrs. J. M.
0 Steadman, Miss Mary Roddey,
Mrs. R. Miles, Mr. W. O. Clark,
Miss Bessie l'erry.
1
?Mr. Will Adams and Mr.
(}. E Scheeley left yesterday
for Walterboro, S. C\, where
they will bo engaged in some
work for the former's father,
0 Mr. W. (i. Adams. They will
lS stop at Charleston and take in
the Exposition.
,1 ?Mrs. Ira. B Jones and Miss
y Una I'ayseur left Monday for
Spartanburg to attend the Convention
of the Woman's Federa
a lion, the former us a delegate
,r from the Friday Afternoon Book
Club, aud the latter as a delegate
t] from the Cranford Book Club.
.. From Spartanburg Miss Una will
go to Richmond, Va, to attend
the commencement of the Wo?
man's College of that city, after
which she will visit Iriends in
that state and in Maryland and
o at Washington, D. C., and will
b be gone several months.
RESULT OF HIS FOLLY.
cl
y There was a man in our town,
5- And he was wondrous wise,
g He swore by all the fabled gods
r He would never advertise.
? His goods were advertised
And thereby hangs a tale;
_ The ad. was set in nonpareil,
|r And headed, "Sheriff's Sale."
is ?Exchange.
d Destructive IS tor m in India.
y Bombay, May 19.?A destrucn
tive hurricane has swept over the
province of Scinde, British Indies.
Forty miles of Scinde railroad
j were washed away and bridges,
houses and embankments disappeared.
Fifty miles of telegraph
wires were also destroyed. Many
\f i:..? ? i
nvcn weie iubi.
d
h Plle-lne Cnr?i Piles!
Mousy refunded if it ever fail*.
y '' ~ "
g Vacancy at W*?t Point,
' A competitive examination, to
fill a vacancy of scholarship at
the United States Military Acaderny
at West Point, will be held
1 at Yorkville on Thursday, June
r* 19th, 1902. For further information
write Lion. D. E. Finley,
d Washington, D. C.
,r A. C. Rowell,
County Supt. of Education.
Lancaster, S. U., May 14, 1902.
k
Menstruation made Regular and Palnlesb,
(J and Pains In Sides, Hips and Limbs oured by
Simmons Squaw Vine Wine or Tablet*.
r. ,
r. Notice to Road Overseers,
* Road overseers are hereby
notified and requested to call
l> out their hands and work the
g roads as soon as the weather
7 will permit. Should there be
any road without an overseer,
the fact shall be renorted to tlie
supervisor who will appoint one
n at once. W.Q. Caskey,
10 County Supervisbr.
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