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Short Locals. \ Wednesday, July 2, 1902. \ ?Next Monday, the 7t.h, is Balesday for July. ?Mr J. C. Elliott has moved his family to Yorkville. ?Levy Adams, a respectable colored man, died near town Sunday. ?Editor A. J. Clark has been confined to his room since Saturday afternoon last. ?Miss Bessie Giles has been elected teacher of the Rich llill 1-1 ? ? ecnooi, near i/rimus. ?Dispatches from Washington eav that congress will adjourn today or tomorrow. ?Lancaster was well represented at the Baptist union meetlug at Fork llill Sunday. ?Mr. Thurlow Hough is sick at his mother's, east of town, with a case of typhoid fever. ?Miss Edna Carroll of t 'icvsior ^ has been re-electod teacher ?.? the Autioch school, east of tow u. ?All persons interested n the Hopewell graveyard v i i meet there July 19, in the m dug. ?The cpndidacy of ":r. W. J. Sistare for magistrate Butord township is announced in this issue. ?The blacksmith shop of Mr. Henry Culp, west ot town, was destroyed by fire S ourday night _ V. - -- i ft -( I MUUUt ? O'CJOCK. ?Mr. It. T. Beatty Iirs accepted a position in the up town ofHces of the Lancaster Cotton mills. ?A fresh coat of paint has added much to the appearance of our already handsome bank building. ^ ?Mr. J. Lester Nelson, who went home sick a few days ago, has a case of typhoid fever, but is getting along very well. ?Lancaster had a severe wind storm with some rain last Thurs day night. Two large trees were blown down across the side walk on Main street. ?During the sessions of court hero last week the summer school exercises were held in one of the large up stairs rooms of the Kibler house on Main street. ?Some of the newly cured tobacco in the eastern counties is bringing 10 to 15 cents, and it is only the "primings" or lower leaves that have been cured yet. ?llev. E. E. Bomar of Rich ^ mond, Va., assistant secretary ot ^ the foreign board of the Southern Baptist convention, lectured in the First. Baptist church here Sunday night. ? Mr. Allison Warner Chance has moved his stock of groceries and confectioneries to the Lancaster Cotton mills, where he occupies one of SherilF Hunter's cozy store rooms. ?A crippled man, driving two goats to a small wagon, was a curiosity upon our streets a day or two this week. His home is Shelby, N. C. lie left Sumter, where he has been peddling goods, Monday a week ago and reached here Sunday morning, ' driving (ho distance with his goats. ?The postotlico here has recently been made an internation9 al office in the money order business, which means that you can get a mouey order here for al most any part of the world. ?The union services will begin in the A. It. P. church Sunday night. Preaching by Dr. J. H. Boldridge. ?Mr. S. J. W. Bailey of the Dry Creek section has been down more than two weeks witti typhoid fever, but is able now to be up some. Two other members ot his tamily have had the same trouble. ?[Magistrate Caskey ami Constable Connor attended the union meeting at Fork Hill Sunday and spent the night with the family of Mr. John M. Ilinson. They say the prospect for good crops in that section are unusually good. ?The condition of King Edward, upon whom an operation was performed last, week and on account of whose illness the cere monies of the coronation were postponed, continues to improve, and is now thought to be out of danger. ?The Baptist union meeting .vhich was held at Fork Hill church last Friday, Saturday and Sunday, was a well attended and most successful meeting. On Sunday the crowd was estimated at from 1,200 to 3,500. An able and instructive sermon was preached Sunday morning by Itev. E. E. Bomar of Richmond, Va. ?The Bedford Telephone comn:mv l>na hnnirlit * 1- 1. ~ ? I j -- ??. u^uu llio 1IUU9C Ull Main street in which "Central" has been located since the establishment of the system here. Mr. J. A. llogue of Yorkville has the contract to repair the building and is now at work with a force of hands. ?Contractor W. S. Lang ley has hud a force oi hands at work since Friday last tearing down the old Masonic building on Main street, and will soon begin work on a new Masonic temple. The upper story will have a lodge and ante rooms with nice offices in the front, and the lower floor will be fitted for a handsome storeroom. Farmer*' Institute at I>ixie. There will be a farmers' institute at Dixie on July 23d, when speeches will be made by professors of Clemson College. The speaking will commence at 10 o'clock a. m. A picnic dinner will be served in the grove to which all professions and all sec lions of the county is invited. Everybody come with well-filled baskets and let us have a day of education and enjoyment. Remember the day, July 23. W. G. A. i'orter, Chairman Committee. Following is the committee on declaration for the farmers' insti11ute : T. R. Langley,T.M. Belk, R. L. Usher, II. J. Flynn ; Mesdames Alice i'orter, R. G. Elliott, Ella Langlev, Mattie Steele, Fannie Porter, Misses i Dora Flynn, Beulah Flynn, Minnie Caskey, Dora Porter, ' Minnie Steele, Bessie Giles, Ida 1 J Riddle, Esta Walters, Janie Mc-1 | Manus. Henrietta IIiiihoii. Bertie1 } I slier, Allie Williams. (Committee of arrangements for | institute: 0. L. McManus, J. 0. Porter, J. II. Steele, T. S. Kiddle, | II. C. Steele, W. G. A. Porter. 1MI?-Ine Guroi Money refunded if if. ever fails. I Flowers for life Kingdom. 1 Albert Lane, the 2-months old child of Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Mc- c Crorey died Sunday afternoon t at 5 o'clock of cholera infantum. c While at the cemetery laying to 1 rest the remains of their little c boy Monday afternoon, their 1 little 3-year old son, Keubie Mob- . ley, closed his eyes in death at (1 o'clock. lie had been sick for ?. about seven weeks and the cause of his death was due to bron j chit is. The funeral services were conducted by Rev. Dr. < J. II. Boldridge and Rev. J. M. 1 Steadman in the presence of a ' large crowd of sorrowing relatives ^ and friends. Death is sad at all ' times, but in this instance it is j doubly sad, and the sympathies 1 of the entire community go out 1 to the bereaved parents and rela- ' tives in their sad allliction. i ? ?" ( Children's Day at TirzaU. ! The following from Mr. T. B. ? Nisbet, of Jacksonham, explains itself : i Mr. Editor?Please announce ? that Children's Day will be ob , served at Tirzali church on next Saturday, July 5, services begin* ning at 11 o'clock a. in. A picnic dinner will be served in the grove. Some addresses are ex- i pected. The public is invited. ] A collection will be taken lor j foreign missions. Stores to Close July Fourth. t We the undersigned merchants of the town of Lancaster agree to close our respective places of business on next Friday, July ? Fourth : Williams-Hughes Co., < W. P. Bennett, Funderburk Co., | Heath Banking and Mercantile ( Co , J. J. Blackmon, S. T. Blackmon, McCardell & Allison Bros., B. C. Hough & Co., .1. F. Mackev , & Co., (sundry hours); M. C. Hillings, w. (J. Jordan, 11. L. Crawford, L. 0. 1'ayseur, Lancaster Mercantile Co. Catawba Vat In Vicnic. There will be a picnic atCataw- 1 ba Falls on the Fourth of July. We will have recitations, speeches and instrumental music; also 1 the famous lecture of Rev. II. W. 1 Bays of Rock Hill on "Courtslrp I j and Mariiage." The public is 1 cordially invited. Come one and i all. J. W. Neely, ' L. T. Li go n. i Summer School for the- Colored Teachers. A summer school tor the col ored teachers of this county will be held in the building of the I Lancaster Normal and Industrial 1 institute, beginning July 23d. D. W. Davis of Ilartsville will 1 have charge ot this school. All ot the colored teachers of the* county will please bear this in 1 mind and avail themselves of this opportunity. Respect fully, A. O. Howell, County Supt. balneal ion. Important tit Trustees There are fourteen of the Kvan's Arithmetical charts, some maps and two or three small globes in my ollice at the present. Districts to which these supplies belong, trustees of the same will do mo a great favor, by calling for them at their earliest convenience. I\ IK1 n?'l fl I lltr - ?VU I" VUllllJ, A. C. Rowel 1, ! i Co. ttupt. of Kdu. j( I Know One Sore Remedy for ac t b?tUi?Xo cold. Ita llmliu U Pyuj-B?Luun. ^{reworks for the Fourth. All are invited to attend the jelebration on the evening of the fourth, to be given by the Bapist ladies, in the grove in front >f Col. T. Y. William's residence. There will be four balloon as tensions, the first at 7:30 o'clock, Ylso, a display of fireworks. Come and bring all the chilIren, especially the hoys. Ices >f various kinds will be served, seats will be furnished free. Hock Hill District Conference. The Rock LJill District confer* Mice of the Methodist church which met in Klacksburg last week was presided over by Bishop Duncan. The attendance of lelegates was unusually large. I'he following were present, from his county : Ma.j. J. M. Kiddle, VIaj. B. F. Miller, Dr. R. 8. Beckham, Messrs. .1. W. Hatnel, Daniel Kirkley, II. H. llorton,.) L. I*. Stover, Alec Funderburk ind R. ii. Sapps. The following lelegalts were elected to the next annual conference: Maj. J. M. Kiddle, ot Lancaster ; Capt. J. W. IJame!, of Kershaw; Dr. VV. E. Anderson, ol Blacksburg, ind Mr. A. Smith of Voik The District conference will nice! next year at Tradesville. f tenths Mr. W. R. Langlev, a young nan who has been living at the Lancaster cotton mills lor some time, di? d Saturday in Chester; where he had gone to submit to n surgical operation, lie was a ion of J. K. Lmgley, and was nbout 30 years old. He leaves a widow, who is a daughter of Mr. Jethron Pitman, and three chillren. llis remains were buried liere, in the new cemetery, Satur lay alternoon. Mr. II. .J. Faile, who has been a member of the State constabulary torce for the past few months, died of fever last Saturday, at his home in Flat Creek township. Lie was a son of Mr. J. Thos. Faile, of the Taxahaw section, and was about 43 years of age. He leaves a widow, who was a Miss Arant, niece of Mr. .J. Masgey Knight, and several children surviving him. Mr. Faile was a good, upright citizen, a man ol line moral character and a leading member of the Haptist, church. His many friends throughout the country will be pained to hear of his untimely death. His remains ivnrA v of (Ko ? ?? i ?v>v ^u uui?j c*v mic mi at r\mon graveyard. Mrs. Margaret Simrill, the aged grandmother of Mrs. M. J. Perry and Mrs. Relle -Nance, of this place, died last Friday night iu Chester, at the home of her son, Mr. J. R. Simrill, whom she lett here to visit about two weeks ago. She was the widow of the late John Davidson Simrill ol Chester and was S?> years ot age I he 3rd ol last April. She was the last lineal descendant ot Gen. DeWitt Clinton. Rut two children survive her?a son and aj laughter, Mr. J. It. Simrill ami ] Mrs. Mary K. Johnson. .Mrs. I Simrill was a gentle, Kind heart : ?d, christian lady, and was a fav irife with all who knew her. She ivas a devout member of the Methodist church. Her remains' .vere interred in Chester Saturlay afternoon. Mr. W. II. Chafee. who for a| lumber of years resided in ban aster, died last Wednesday at i lis home in Aiken, ol Bright'*! lisease and heart trouble, lie i ?1^?? ???? was a younger brother of the late N. G. B. Chafte. The news of / his sad death was leceived in Lancaster?his old home, with profound sorrow. To know Hazel Chafee was to like and to admire him. He was indeed a manly man. llis nobility of character and magnetic personality drew to him friends and admirers wherever he went. His loyalty to his friends was one of the most striking traits of his character. No personal sacrifice was too great for him to make to oblige a triend, and it gave him pleasure on all occasions to contribute to the comtort and happiness oi those around him. In manner Mr. Chaiee was as gentle as a woman, but he was a man Of marked determination and courage. So high was his sense of honor that lie would never speak ,11.,. ... i.. I i. I: ? iiiciroj?cv/i.i UI.ji ui uis|)<ira{^ingiy ol any woman, not even in convernation with ins mu>t intimate associates, nor would ho allow others to do so in his presence. Mr. Chatoe was truly a gentleman in ever\ sen?e of the word. The Visitors. Rev. It J. Blackmon of Primus was in town Monday. Miss Eva McClintock of Riverside is visiting Miss Dot Smith. Mr. ami Mrs. W. S. Langley are spending a le v days in Chester. Mr. Robert Glenn of Jacksonham is attending the summer school here. Mr. Manly Porter is at home alter an absence ol several months on the road. Miss Mary Roddey has gone to Rock 11.11 to see her mother, who is very sick. M isses Bertha and Lillie Threatt ol Pleasant Hill spent last Thurs? day in Lancaster. Captain W. B. Moore of Yorkville was in Lancaster a day or two this week. Mr. Raleigh Stover of lleath Springs visited relatives in Lancaster Sunday and Monday. Miss Belle Childers returned Saturday from Hickory Grove where she has been visiting relatives. Mr. Abe Ehrlic, ot Chester, spent a couple of days the past week with his friend, Mr. A. J. McNiuch. Mr. Coke Carter ol Rock Hill came over Monday to attend the funeral obsequies of his sister's children. Cadet John McN. Beatiy has graduated troni the South Carolina Military academy and arved home yesterday. Mr. Joseph Anderson of Ricliburi? stonned over Mondav O i 4 J with his son who boards at Mr. E. D. Tillman's, on his return from conference. Mrs. Lilhi Truesdel, wlio lias been visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Sims, east ?>t town, lias returned to her home in UoeK Hill. ? Mr. Anderson Kndgers ot White 1'iains, returned home Monday alter a visit to Ins son here, Mr. \V. II. Rodgers, night engineer at the cotton mills. Ilis tat Iter-in-law, Mr. Travis Evans of Dudley, is also visiting him. P}-ny?Ba1*ara Rellflvfn night Away and make* a ?i?ocUy end ot cougba and col4a, w