Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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. / / 19Q3 JUNE 1002 j 8 M T W T y 8 |l 1 8 3 4 5 6 7 fj 8 9 10 11 IS 13 14 =" v 15 16 17 18 19 80 81 ll 38 23 24 25 26 27 28 *? 89 30 Lll Short Locals. Wednesday, Juno 25, 1902. ?Congress will probably ad jouru on the 4lh of July. ?The Slate Summer schoo opens at, Winthrop today. ?Court brought the usua good Monday crowd to town. ?Hopewell Alliance wil meet next Saturday at 3 o'clock j). m. ?Miss Annie Young has boon re-elected teacher of the liussell Place school. ?The infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Powers died on . the 11th inst of dysentery. ?The meeting at tho ^ >t\<l Baptist church closet. .h ( Thursday with 27 acces-. . . ?There will be preach; g at Bethel Baptist cliurcn next Sunday afternoon at 4 dock ?The ladies of the 1 st I>nptist church are pre]) ing fot another 4th of July c< iobration ?The infant child of Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Sistaro oJ tho Doug las church section died last Friday. ?The cool weather of Saturday night, Sunday and Monday was unfavorable lor. the crops, especially cotton. ?Kev.J.M.Pardue wi.'l preach at Beaver Creek ciiurcu on the filth Sunday in tint* month, Juue 20th, at 11 o'clock a. 111. ?FOUND?On Main 8treet Mondaj-, a KEY. Owner can call, describe same, pay for this notice and get same. . ?The lirst lot of imported * watermelons were offered lor sale here last week, and they went, regardless of the high price. ?FOR RENT?Two town dwellings, in good repair and desirably located. Apply to Lancaster Insurance and Real Estate Agency. ?The longest day of the year has passed and each successive wne is a nine shorter than the preceding. The nights get what the days lo^e. ? It was pretty cool here, but not so cool as in Nebraska where trost occurred in many localities and dam iged vegetation on some ol the low lands. ? L)r. S. M. Devaga, at one time a prominent physician ami t surgeon of Chester, died las' Wednesday, alter an illness ol about throe yours, aged II years. | ?The infant child of Mr. William Bowers of the White Blutl section died Sunday morning ol dysentery, and was buried on Monday. ?Owing to the good attend ance ot the teachers upon the sessions of the summer school here, Mr. M eMail an, State Superintendent of Education, has appointed Miss Gertrude Foster as UOaiRlnnl In T'?il T rn f}..!- ? - ? ..V vw 1. 4W?. AJ I . 1* l!\n, wh? started out as the only teacher ot this school. ? FOR SALE?Desirable town lots and improved farm lands. Bargains in real estate. Lancaster Insurance and Real Estate Agency. ?The State Summer sch joI for teachers opens at, Winthrop college today. Misses Eva Robin son, Kloise Foster, Nora Hough and Mr. J. K. Connors lolt yes ! terday afternoon to attend same, j. Two others of Lancaster's teacli; ers will attend?Miss Ida Corbett f and Miss Mainie lluev. | ?Magistrate (Jaskey announces j his candidacy for renominatiou. | ?Seo announcement of Mr. j Oscar W. Potts for the legislar ture. x ?Mr. J. Lester Nelson lias gone home sick and it is feared he is in for a spell of fever. ?This community was bless: ed with copious and timely . showers yesterday, and the crops are moving. 1 ?Messers W. T. Gregory and | Waddy C. Thomson will enter I their sons, Andrew and Waddy. at Furman University next I session. I ?Beginning with July the (our congregations oi'.the town will unite in a union service on SnnII day night during that month, > August and September. The ' j luce for the first service will be ,' a inounccd in next week's paper. 11 i ?Miss Maud Tillman was last week elected to a position a.-> I teacher in the Soulier Graded! -< hools, which indicates her pop- , iimrity as a teacher, she having also been recently re-elected to a similar position in the Laurens , j 'chools. j first lotion /{looms. Cotton blooms nro reported from all directions. The first I bloom we saw was from tlio farm of Messrs. J. B. Daniel Co of Fort Lawn; the next, ' onlv a day later, was from Mr. S. B. Roberts of Longsville and Belton McDow of Fitzpatrick's Massey farm down on the river. More Teachers Enrolled. Since our last issue the following additional teachers have been enrolled at the summer school : Misses Ilattie and Virginia Rob ertson, Miss Nora Boyd and Miss ' Lillian Russell, which swells the total attendance to 37, the largest in the history of the school. Iter. E. E. ttomar Sunday Xifjhf. Rev. E. E. Bomar, assistant i secretary of the Foreign Mission board of the Southern Baptist convention is expected to make a missionary auure^s in I lie Mrst Baptist church hero next Sunday night. lie is also expected to be at the Union at Fork Jlil! church Saturday afternoon and Sunday morning. Death of Mrs. Sarah ltoni/h. Mrs. Sarah Hough, iclict of the lute William llough, died Monday ! at the homo ot her son, Mr. J.: Matt Jlough 01 Fort Lawn, at the> lipe old age of SO years. She| : had been in declining health over | since she came from Mississippi' I some two years ago, where she' had been with her youngest won,; Mr. John Hough. She leaves I lour sons and one daughter and a host of grand children and gre t ; grand children. The sons are: -| Mr. Jo? llough of ilock iiill, Mr. 'J.I. M. Hough of Lindsford, Mr. F. M. Hough of Fort Lawn, and; Mr. John Hough of Magnolia, Miss. The daughter is Mrs. Elizabeth Evans of Texas. Mrs. Hough's maiden name was Doster,'" and she was a] native of Chesterfield, having been horn and roAt ci.1 not . a r 1 from Old Store. Some 21 years ago she moved with her son John to Lancaster where she lived for several years. Later they moved to Jacksonville, Ala., and later to Magnolia, Miss., where they lived until she came to spend the : _ .1 i* i i - I it-i|i>uu<ier 01 ner aayfl nearer the home of her younger day... For more than a year it was evident to those closest to her that her days were rapidly drawing to a close, and her demise, therefore, was not unexpected. Mrs Hough was a member of the Haptist church and she lived a consistent Christian life, loyal to her church and her Savior. Her remains were buried yesterday morning in the Fort Lawn cemetery. Truly a good woman has gone the way of all the earth, leaving the world better for having lived. A not her River Freshet. Catawba river was on a moderate rampage last week, caused by the rains of Sunday and Sunday night. Considerable bottom corn was covered by the water and completely ruined Our old friend, Mr. John L. Tillman, was one of the heaviest sufferers. Mr. F. M. Hough suffered heavy loss on bis bottoms near the L & C. river bridge. In I fact corn on all the bottoms was more or loss damaged by | the high water of the river. Fortunately the water did not remain on the bottoms long and the damage is some less on that account, though in most places the corn is ruined. Some will plant again as soon as the lands dry out. f mjtoi'tant to Truster*. There are fourteen of the Evan's Arithmetical charts, some maps and two or three small globes in my odice at the present. Districts to which these suppli es belong, trustees of the same will do me a great favor, by calling for them at their earliest convenience. Respectfully, A. C. Rowell, Co. Supt. of Edu. Candidate* A **ea*e<t. The county Democratic com mittee met Monday, pursuant to the call of the county chair man. The following members wero present : T. J. Strait, Gills Crook ; W. G. A. Porter, Hopewell; John King, Cedar Creek ; B F. Estridge, Kershaw; \V. 11. Bruce, Pleasant Hill; 1 G Coan, Pleas ant Plain ; M. C. Gardner, Flat Creek. tup assessment for candidates for tho various oflices was fixed as follows, and a resolution was adopted requiring candidates to lilo their pledges and pay their assessments on or before the day immediately preceding the day upon which tho first regw lar meeting of the county cam paigu will be held, and no later : For the Senate, " " House, ?> " Auditor, 7 Treasurer, 7 i " Probate Judge, If. " Supervisor, " Supt of Education, f>. I Candidates for magistrate inj the various townships will 1>" permitted to run in the primary, provided they each pay > ! and j furnish the necessary boxes and i lile their pledges as provided j for ot her candidates. Meeting adjourned to July 2Sth at noon. J. b\ Nisbet, (Mrin pro tern. \V. G. A. I'orter, Secretary. tfnli/ Weather, Hicks' wo.?f lie. forecasts for July do not afford very much to encourage the husbandman. "Conditions," lie says, "will be favorable early in the mouth tor a warm wave of great intensity, a high per cent, of atmospheric humidity, and some wicked storms ot thunder, wind, rain and hail (italics his), llo says that some of the most disastrous hail storms that ever visited the cen1 r;ll Mint linrl hrooalurn ? .? ?f vui v? II OOl/ tlUll > ^ occur during astronomic combinations similar to those that will exist in the lirst halt' of July, and that therefore such visitations need not be unlooked for about the 4th to the 7th, and then change to quite cool may bo ext ? ? pected upon the heels of those disturbances. Excessively hot weather will follow closely and may he prolonged, unless it is broken up by electrical storms, frequent and general. After the 17th he thinks we may have "frequent rains and fluctuations from phenominally warm to pleasantly cool weather.*' lieferriiv to the time about the 20th he says : "If general and marked electrical storms develop at this time?results rather to be expected?there will come a gracious respite from consuming drought and heat." Another storm period will be from the 221 to 2-t'h with "lightning, threatening clouds and rain in many localities." As the month goes out there will be cloudiness with probable rain and thunder storms. Iloir This One Won fit Tench The billowing answers were made by oi:.< of the applicants lor a teachers certificate in ihe recent examination held here: HISTORY. 1. When and by whom was Greenland discovered? A . G roe land \v:i< ft. i._ IV.V4 UV 1 lit* Dutch. 2. llow many years was it after the divovory of America bv Columbus luTore the English sue ceedod in making their fir-i per manent settlement ( A. One year after Columbus discovered America the English mad Jlmir first permanent settlement. d. What European nations made settlements in America before the English. A. Tito European nations that made settlements in America betore the english was the Brtish. 4. When, and where, was the first permanent settlement made in Virginia? A. The first permanent settlement was made at .Jamestown Va. in KJ19. 5. When, and where, was the first permanent settlement made in South Carolina? A. The first permanent settlement was made ^??i; ? ?Lii- i . > Ill utl ll l 11 villOllllil 111 I 111 1 rtUPl pill i) 1787. fi. By whom was the colony of Rhode Island founded ! A. The colony of Rhode Island was founded by the Puritans. PKDAOOOY. 1. What do you understand by methods in teaching. A. My methods of teaching is to be kind and gentle to the pupils and take much paines in teaching and trying to learn them. And give . 1 -ti ' ? ? ? mem ;ui me ne;p you can on their lessons. It one should liap en to come he lore his teacher with out his lesson made him or her take it over again, but you must not thresh him the lirst time give him or her a change. 2. Why is a knowledge of methods very hclplul to successlul leaching { A. It will make them train the children up right in school and make them care tor the children. And the children will love their teacher and will not he hard to control and the neighborhood will love her or him and she or be will be successful in their work. | The above answers are printed just as they were written, with out any corrections.? Kimtok|. The Visitors. Miss Florence Brown is visiting in Rock Hill. Mr TI. 1>. Ilowic nf nt>r?clo? was in town last Friday. Mr. W. D. Ingram of Columbia spent u tew days here last week. Mrs. J. F. Clyburn is visiting her son in Columbia, Mr. T. B. Clyburn. Mrs. S M. Burns of Chester is visiting her daughter, Mrs.. S. N. Watson. X. ^ * ^ Vi E. I). Blakeney, Esq., of , Kershaw, attended conrt here. Mr. 11. L. Mason spoilt Sunday here with Mrs. Mason and the baby. Capt. J. H. Fitzpatrick of Washington, Ga., is in town on business. Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Stewart visited relatives in the O K section last week. W. M. Dunlap, Esq., of Matthews was in town Monday and Tuesday. Mr. Gib Green of Rock Hill visited his sister this week, Mrs. I W. T. Williams. Mr. G. 1?. Barron left last Saturday afternoon for a business irip to Atlanta. Mr. and Mrs. 11. L. MankindI ingham of Hartsvillo spent sevI eral days here recently. i Mr. G. R. Gook, merchant and saw mill man of Flat Greek i .1 f #M \ rl r\i 1 #?.?? < ? *? ? ||\l\'iiUVAt V.VUU II'.'I'/" I i I 1 ^5 \Y UU K. . | Mrs. Lilla True Male ot Rock jlJjIl is visiting her parents, Mr. and Airs. J. IJ. Sims, near town. Miss Mamie Mackey has returned from j.m extended visit to Airs. R. N. Yunh.mTngham. Mr. l\ M. Kelt Item's parents of Waycross, Ga., Mr. and Mrs. George FMthain, visited hitn here recent ly. Miss Annie Witherspoon and Miss Ivy Crawford attended the commencement exercises at Winthrop last week. Miss May me Gregory has returned f.oui Jefferson where she spent several weeks with her sister, Mrs. Miller. Mr. Andrew J. Gregory returned yesterday from Columbia where he spent a week alter attending the commencement at Furman University. Judge and Mrs. Ira B. Jones attended the commencement exercises at Winthrop College 1 last week. Air. J. M. Heath and two of his handsome sons went down to Kershaw yesterday afternoon. Mr. II. N. Nisbet of the Waxhaw Institute came down yesterday on a visit to his brother, Mr. J. F. Nisbef I Miss .Maud Inez Tillman was [among the number who went to | Winthrop yesterday to attend the summer school. Rev. W. C. Ewart left yesterday for Lowisville, (Ja., to con duct a week's meeting. lie will spend a couple ol days with relai lives in Anderson on his way down. Miss Ida K. Verdier ol Buford, Miss Cat harine hide ol Pendleton, Miss Milledge Wilson ol Beech Island, Miss lio.se Moore ol Newberry, Miss Kate Floyd Clark of | Gainesville, Ira., and Miss Bessie Norris, graduates ot Wii.throp college, are visiting Miss Mela Jones. Miss I.uey Vanlnndingham, who has boon visiting relatives here, returned to her home in Charlotte yesterday. She was I accompanied by her cousin, Miss I Ethel Vanlandingham, who, after spending a week in Charlotte, will go to Louisville,Ky., j to take a business course. Col. Henry T. Thompson, Agency Director of the New York Life Insurance Company for this State, spent a couple of (lays here last week with his local agent, Mr. A. J. Clark. W. 15. Wilson, Esq., of Rock 11 ill, a candidate lor congress, was in town Monday and Tuesday pleasantly shaking hands with his many friends and forming still many more. M