Lancaster enterprise. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1891-1905, April 01, 1903, Image 5
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. Short Locals.
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Wednesday, Aj>ril 1, lOOIi.
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?Sundav. th? 19.i l? w KImu
ter.
?Miss Lilly Beckham lias ac
cop ted a position in the sloro o:
F under bur k Co.
?Rev. W. C. Winn of Taber
nacle preached in the Methodist
church here Sunday morning.
?The Bedford 'Rhone com
puny have put in a new line foi
several miles up the Now Cm
road.
?For Sale?A now drop top
5 drawer machine, for cash 01
on installments. Apply at tin
y. Enterprise oflice.
?Rock Hill has a weathei
prophet who predicts that al
1 the fruit will be killed by acolc
J spell this month.
?Miss Maggie Caldwell ha;
accepted a position in the dr}
goods department of the Lan
caster Mercantile company.
?I)r. J.J. Ilagins, the opti
cian, will he in Lancaster Apri
Oth and 10th. Lyes examinee
free. Be on hand and get .
good pair of glasses. It
?Dr. W. F. Laney, who ha;
receutly taken a post graduate
course at Charleston, was ii
town several days last weeli
prospecting, and he may local*
here.*
?Last Tuesday Henry Magi!
and Henry Allsbrooks had a difll
culty just outside of town ii
which the former was snot'by lh?
lalter, the bnl) ranging thrujgl
the front of the abdomen.
?A series of meetings will b<
held in the Methodist churel
here next week, commencing
x^unday morning. The pastor
Ibl . >v. W. II. Hodges, will bo as
^ Sitft&d by Rev. Mr. Watson o
Chester.
W.S ?The dwelling of Mr. James
Allen of near Catawba Junctioi
* was accidentally destroyed bj
fire Monday night. He savei
most of his household effects
The loss is about $500 with n<
insurance.
?No one ever thought tha
Ladies and Misses Hats could evei
be sold at the prices Bayseur ii
selling them. 3t
The State board oT Educatior
has appointed as the board oi
education lor Lancaster count}
the following: A. C. Howell, L
T. Baker, H. E. Cofley.
?There will be an election it
Van Wyck on the 8th (nexi
Wednesday) to decide whethoi
or not a special tax of 2 nulls
shall be levied and collected loi
school purposes in that district
?Cards are out announcing
the approaching marriage ol Misi
Emma B. Connor, daughter o
Mrs. Henrietta Bailey Connor
formerly of Lancaster, now 01
lioily Hill,and Mr. Herrv Budget!
of Holly Hill on the 8th of April
?The Lancaster Mercantile
I Co's spring millinery opening
takes place today. The new milli
s tier, Miss Brent, has been busy
* ever since her arrival preparing
tor this occasion and they will
show a tine selection of the 1 at est
styles of hats. Head their invitation
in this issue.
?Hev. Chalmers Frasei
preached at Heath Springs Sua
day. Ills church was closed
rm WAS thn RntlMet r?liiii-nl
vliose pastor went out Satin*
day to attend the Union meet
ing at Camp Crook church.
?You had better Bee us be
fore you 6pendj your CASH
We've got some bargains.
Lancaster Mer. Co.
?Mr. II. L. Hough, a native
of Lancaster county and roceni
i graduate of the Atlanta schoo
of Pharmacy lias accepted t
I position with Mr. John llougl
. as proscription clerk, lie bo
^ gan work last Monday. Thh
t I
4
young man has had several tlu
. years, practical experience, his
Though having the same name tor
we arc informed that he is not wa
- related to Mr. John Hough.? au
Greenwood Journal. iii
?Tho Rock Ilili store display
windows and the advertising col- />?
. limns of The llerald indicate that
spring trade will be on a hig
boom this season.?Rock llill '
" llerald. Judged in a similar man- ^
t nor, tho public would conclude " (
that most oi Lancaster's mer- (
- chants had shut up their shops
f and (piit business. ir,
?Our Air. J. M. ilood is al jmi
ways in the market to buyiwl
, mules and cattle, and don t |m
r you forget it. i>tl
3 ' Lancaster Mercantile Co. }l
?"Strength and vigor come Mi
r of good food, duly digested, rai
1 'Force,' a ready-to-serve wheat! tin
I and barley food, adds 110 burden, tin
but sustains, nourishes, invig ri\
3 orates." 3-25-tf. 19
Attention, J*oultrj/men ! ,1
elc
Fresh ground Rone Meal for 23
j hens, for sale at S. T. Rlack- 27
i men's market. 3t st<
t ?? ? nu
it hat irir.hu Sai/s. Mi
i I n his almanac, Hicks said of
' theclosingdavsof March : "Wo
" o V
> will name Friday, Saturday and
i Sunday, the 27th, 28th and j1^1
i 29th, rts the central days of a
i in i * j i I CO I
danger period. Among the
1 things ho said would probably!
occur theil wore rain storms1
\ I and high winds.
* Referring to the first part <*>f Up\
April, be says look for cluing* , ,,,.
to warmer, south wiuds, high j to>
, humidity and rain about the l*t ov
"x to 2nd, possibly not ending he- j on
P fore the 3rd in this portion ofjw]
' the country. Then more rainLv]
' from the 9th to the 11th, about ov
f which dates lie says there are wc
reasons to apprehend storms of SO]
forceful character. From the cjp
1 17th to the 21st, look for "April an
1 showers," hlack clouds and cp
j short, sharp thunder showers, jj|;
says this prognosticator. He jf
* leads us to believe that there
} will not he an abundance of cp
rain during April. W1
Cc
r
^ One tieason.
This excellent reason for the 1,1
1 scarcity of farm hands is eiven
1 by tho Lancaster correspondent trj
of tlio Charleston News and
Courier: ca
Several reasons for the scar foi
t city of farm ljibor were recently sei
p given in this correspondence,
. but tliero is another which has M<
thus far escaped public notice, ph
Reference is had to the heavy
mortality among the negroes E<
' during the p.ist few years. The i I>?
number of deaths due to one ch
' cause alone, consumption, is j tic
> startling. One of Lancaster's let
1 undertaker- said i few d ivs ago.wl
t that he had sold forty collins L)(
since tho first of January, and 3*0
s that nearly all of them were for wl
: negroes, and of that number sti
exactly 20 of the collins wore for iui
' colored victims of consumption.
r . ? .
| foi
Operation Performed,
Mr. A. B. Ferguson came to .1
Rock Hill from Lancaster Sun- K<
. day night accompanied by hislFi
son, A. B., who i* about twelve w;
years old. The boy, it will be th
' remembered, was a great suffer-1 su
er from hloort poison in one of pa
hi* Tegs about two years ago,tho on
affliction being so serious that Ot
his life was despaired of. That tfc
' was when his father and family on
| lived in this county near Cure- by
I ton's forrv. lie lias never re- i\ii
covered from the trouble and of
i recently his leg has been grow- sti
t ing crooked. Monday ho was co
I taken to the Kock Jlill hospital i lo>
i and an operation was performed po
i by Dr. Fonnell, assisted t>y Dr. j rei
- Lynn, an inch or more oi dead; ex
i bono being takou out. lie stood j ga
i ^
> operation well am1 yesterday i the p
i condition was very satisfac ' that
y. After the operation he was <
,s removed to the home of his suit i
nt, Mrs. Ida Iluey.?Rock of Hi
11 Herald* clain
tt'oe's /'Vtreatttts tor April. was
Planters in the south may r^j (
>k for hot, dry weather this ,
)iith, excepting a few locrsil |
owors. The latter part of the | ,' ,,
mth will he unfavorable for I ^ f '
nving crops,, especially over i j
^ north. 1st to 3d, hot atuljj^ r
v. 4th to 7th, a storin will |
teiv from the Pjiritio 1
deli will cause a slight distur- Lp.^'
nee and local thunder showers. I no]jc
i to llili, fair-. 32th to 14th, e(j j
storm will form west of the ami
.ssissippi river, causing heavy U1)011
ns and dangei' of Hoods over , .
3 Mississippi Valley, and local
under showers east of the
rer. .15th to IStli, hot wave. I,,
th to 22d, a stonn forming jj;
er the Mississippi Valley, mov- New:
* southeastward, will cause (pctc>
>udy weather and local rains. cr0p
d to 2('?th, hot over the south. wou]
th to IlOtli : on the 27th a ,jie .
>rm will form over Texas, sjlcm
iving northward, west of the! ttik? !
ssissippi river, causing a cold savs
ivo and danger of snow oyer na^ .
issouri Valley, heavy rains L,Ilt
or the lower M ississippi Valley 1 tj1( n
d eastward to the Ohio Val conn
The month will (dose with I j)(M. c
Id . cloudy weather. I sohl
A v l*nets, Vot !W<nlf ' fore,
Mr. II. J. Melveown of.thei
in of \\r. O. McMoown it Sons, ichinists,
of Cornwell. was in . '
iVn last Wednesday. He came .
er to start up the gasoline l' 'V'
gine of the Entkupuisk oflice
iirh is just from their shops (.'"S
lere it litis been thoroughly !.niK
erhauled and which now ..lo^'
u*ks tis well as it ever did, in (m,
no respects better than it ever x\01
1. Messrs. W. O. McKeown c\en
d his three sons are fine mainists,
machinists that are, i0,*e
e poets, born, not made, and \,l^ 3
any of our readers have any 1,1 cc
ad of machinery they wish j
anged, repaired or rebuilt, . 11
ito In tli pen (fmitlomoo '
?VV vw ?.??VOV w'-UlU 1I1U11 <fl .
rnwell, S. (J. 1)0''1
a hn
*" ' 1 stain
> the Com mini I'teas Court. was
The following cases were rL
ed last wees : amp]
Robert Buist tfc Co. vs. Lan- one <
ster Mercantile Co. Verdict most
r plaintiffs for $07.40 by con m>t s
at of defendants. 28th
R. E. Wylie vs. Lancaster put I
31*. Co. Verdict in favor of a m
aintilf for $21.00. ^ nigh
Eliza Kennington et al vs. and i
I Catoe et al. Verdict for Apri
1 Catoe, colored, who set up sulUc
kiin to certain lands in ijues his ,
>n by right of his being the few 1
jitimate son of Minor Catoe, I corn
n> lie alleged was married to to g
'1 Catoe's mother about a nicel
ar prior to his ( Del's) birth, crop
lich was at a time when a late
it lite was in force permitting farm
termarriege the races. this
Heath 11. <fc M. Co. vs. J. C.
well. Verdict for plaintiffs
r full amount claimed.
E. G. Secrest, as receiver of . .
A Milt...* .?r i'.. r ~ri Divi
i i uivii v* v/*/., iwi iiiih i y ui 1
Tsha-.v, against tho Hartford :i^tor
ro fnsuranco company. This 11088
is an action to recover $ 1,400, ovor
b amount of a policy of in- was
ranee issued by said com c'll,r
riy to said tirin .Ian. 1, 18!?7,M',st
their stock of merchandise.!('1' ^
i tlie 1st of Nov. J 897, Hilton |to M
Co. gave a chattle mortgage; ^
the stock of goods covered m>
this insurance to Amos ow 11
ingo for $5000. On tho l.'Ith 1 ',r8t
November the goods were do-J v
oyed by lire. The insurance; '* Cl
mpany refused to pay the |or v
is on tho ground that their C'avc
licy had been vitiated and
idered null and void by tlie lie
edition of the chattel mart- Sprii
go upon the stock covered by and !
*
that theyWere h:ullv nijs.l Misses liessie
i. Public Weigln-r NDbot ! Jo,ies visi,y,i their i
that ho Has weighed of! b.urK ,asl week?
year's crop up to i:i.? pros I ounP?
ime 1 1,500 hale*, and that Mr. tt|nl Mrs. 1
> is still some eott m in the *Pe,,t several daj
try unsold. The to-ai uum with their daught
>f bales of the crop of 1 *.?01 Maekcy.
on this market was onljfJ Mrs. A. C. Bar
). It will 1>" s'- n, th"ft' Lawn was in tov
that the <" >p of I'.i > _> '. js last week shopping
exceeds that of 1by her friends.
) bales, which number wiilj i\[r# <j. (J. NelslrfT
y ho increased to ::.??on hy|gpent Monday and
into all of last y on* - crop I ins sister, Mis. Iv.
irkotcd. i jins place,
r the pasi two or throe Mn> , Spri
it has ratite. miw eon U HaUm arcc,
insly thronghour this 4vc- , ? * , .. n.
J . . " , V her Aunt. Mrs. Oat
causing the crooks .?> over
and a suspension of farm . ,,
The ground u> t 1 J",01: K h\ Sh?r
ly dry last week for farm- Dke laber"acle llu
0 get a few days' pi niching ^r* on
It will now ta'e -evral ants> were in Lanca
of sunshine to put tin- ^oil ^r* and Mrs. J.
mdition for work to He ro- tended the closing
nl. The delay is vexatious Tabernacle High S
'armers may find comfort tH^ir old iiome at i
svor, in recalling tlo ir <?x Mrs.Ellen Broom
nice of four years ago. \\ lion Tenn., is visiting
e crop was made not with- Mrs. Martha Blac
ling the fact that plaining place, and Mrs J
greatly delayed bv an nil- of the Primus sect
lly wot spring. j _The Jr. O. U
lring that year, for ox- hold its annual St*
le, Mr. John Lee I iliiuan, ln Laneastertni tl:
)f this county's old.-i and m0uih. The delegi
successful fanners. 'iid;|>er about 50, and
tart His ploughs until the ,or them a good tin
of March, on which day h<' Order is very stroiij
lis hands in ploughing in
3w ground. During the 1' '
t another wet spell* in, TIIREK J'A/'KIt
it was not until the PMh of
1 that the ground Ix caimj 7Vie
nontly dry for him : > <tart Week Charlestoi
ploughs again. Within a t'oueier oue Y<
weeks, however, lie had His SO.
tint IlllK" t .1 >i 11 I I ' . . , . .... I \t'_ I i
U[> I ?> e nave compi
;oo<l stands and crowing ments with tho (Jli
y. lie made a nd?,ndid and Courier by 1
that year in spi i* the enabled to tarnish 1
planting. And I.sneavtor and the Twice-a-\V
ers may hope to d-> as w ell I the News and Cour
year. year, which must L
_ lin advance. Sam
>. ,, that paper will b<
o/ Consumption. ? '
subscribers, and \
r. I. Luther Wils.ui .d" the many wji| take ad^
i? section died last Saturday liberal clubbing oth
noon 'alter a liri?itr ill-] iar price cd tho i
of consumption extruding! V0II kn0w, is iW
more than two years. 11 * | 0f t|1(. Semi-Week
buried Sunday at Ihu- well Courier, an oight-p
ch. lie was twice married, Lj|# [>u{ underth
to Miss Mary lJlack w lm, rangement you gi
several years ago, and then {or .+ 1.50.
i ss E1 Ion \Y i 111 a m - .<!:: u g h ter ;
r. James I I. William^ of tlie i
k section He 1eav< s a wid-j \ movement is <
nd four children, one by the port, a iMr^e numt
wife and tore#* lo ilu- ivt .......
; ' i coolies inio Mexico,
i*as a member of Unity A.11.
lurch ami leaves one hrutlitrho
lives in Charlotte, a CAPU1
'ling salesman.
_ _ Cures Cokls,
v. 8. N. Watson ,,f Heath anJ an Hcadai
lgs was in town last I- riday ,, , , ...
Saturday.' Sold at all l)i
_.?_J
olicy of insuiMii' ". Since! TiltJ Visi
time the Mungo mortgage ,, ., ..
. , . . P ? Mr. r. D Barron
set aside by the court iu ;t i . .t , . . . 4, ,
, . , visited his brother I
irought by other creditors
ilton & Co. The plaintiff .Mr. 0. II. Uags?!
led tli.it ilie mortgage hav- Vl"? ui4S M'vv,> ,>
teen set aside, tic policy Mrs. S. M. Burt
still a binding obligation i Mrs Maud- Cause
he part of the company. Dr. K. F. Ilort
defense moved for :t noti Springs was in to1
which was.granted, Judge Mr. Goo. C. He
zler holding that whilt; vill^ vyas in town
mortgage was null and void wee|t.
r as 111., olho.- t,v..iu.M-. of Mrs J ,, Ulll
) 11 (V ( i? VVPI'O I', I I. 'I'll...!
? Hill v i s i t e?I relat;
is, nevertheless, a vain in oen,jv
nent as between Hilton A: * ' ... . c,
mil Muiiko, anil il..-r. f., ?, Ulauohe Si
its oxocuilon vitiatial lite haw, N. C., i. vwi
y of insurance, as foiiti-ncl- l' .
? the defendant company, ^r- J?8? ]
which were the grounds daughter, Mrs. J.
which the motion for 11011- lversuaw.
was made. ?L)r. E. C. Bras
? . w ! to move back to I
Cut ton Cr??. Camden.
I Mr. W. A. Beck
iincaster Corrc<p.>ndnn(fe shaw is in represeil
i and Courier: Many ore York Lile.
d last fall that t'm '.onon Col. W. A. Neal
of last \eai Innn-diout^ was jn town one da
d not exceed the ,M-op of] lhe iutere8t ol road
ear previous, In;' r"-ults| ... ...
ot Rock Hill
asi week,
hile ot' Ross SIerday
.
is is visiting
11.
uti of H6ath
ivn week,
nth of Yorkone
day last
Day ot itock
ives here renitli
of Waxting
Miss Dot
s vis.ting his
V. Hamel, at
. . $
ington is soon
Cershaw from
.ham of Kerling
the Nevy
of Anderson
y last week in
machinery,
atul May me
sister at RichMrs.
J. P.
\ T. Twitty >',
s last week .Vf|
e' here, /
$ V
netl of Fea J/
/n ^ v.
aiiX. isiliug
.> * r
, ol Camden,
Tuesday with
1> \* /*
n. loung, ol
ngs has gone
ompanied by
II of Concord,
p, principal of
:h School, and
e ol his assitster
Saturday,
M. Stewart at;
exercises of
cliool, visiting
he same time,
of Knoxville,
; her sisters,
kmon of this
laron Adams
ion.
. A. M. will
ite convention v
ic 28th of this
*tes will num<
we bos pea K
le. The local
g here.
S .1 WEEK ^
/ the Ttrice-tli
A etc* ttit 11
or fur Only
leted arrange,
arleston News
ivhich we aro
ho Entkhprisk
reek edition ot
ier lor $ 1.50 a
>e paid strictly
ijilo copies ot
> unit In mm
ve Irust that
vantage ot thU
?r. The reguJPTKKI'RISK,
a*
year, and that
ly News and
age paper, id
is clubbing aret
them both
on loor to uu?er
of Oliine9Q
[)!NE
LaGrippe,
ches, etc.
pugstores.