The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1908-10-28
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"A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs. w
M. Stogner, of the Antioch section, Sat
urday, Oct. "a. q
Mrs. Martha G. Clark, an aged ladv
OF Chester, died Monday. She was "a
years old.
Merchant Cloud has a new announce
ment I'm itoday's paper to which your
attention is directed.
The CASTOR school will omen next
Monday, with Miss Alma I.inder. OF
opartanburg county, as teacher.
A large number of Lancastrians oro
at the State fair this week. and otbors,
VIII go down to Colum bia TODAY and To.
morrow. w
We are indebted to our good friend
Mr.. Van Hegler, of the Primus section
Tor a lot of fine mustard salad. received
Saturday afternoon.
DR.. Foster had a professional call I'm
Mr.. o. o. Ferguson's, near Elpin. Tburs-
day night, and despite the rough wealth
er, he went at once.
Mr.. John McManus, of the Trade,-
vie section, and Mrs. B. A. THOMPSON.
OF Dwight, were married last SUNDAY
afternoon, by Magistrate Carnes
Mr. Thomas Caskey, highly esteem.
gu cltizen of Chester county, died Mon.
DAY. He was in his 74th ye.r. He
leaves widow and several children
FRANK Williams, an aged colored cit
zen VINO lived on one of Judge Ira II.
Jones's farms east of town, died Satur-
DAY. He is said to have been 10 wears
old Nv years
Dr. Thomas Boyd Meacham. a pro.
of
MS home in that town Sunday morning
lie mad been in bad health for some
time.
Mr.. John a Cook, foreman of one of
the juries here last week, has sent to
the Columbia State the sum of 81. dona-
ted by the jury to the Bryan campaign
fund
Mr.. w. b. Cauthen will not move TO
Elgin as contemplated some time ago
instead of selling his house and lot here
as he intended doing, he has decided to
remain in Lancaster and sell his place
at Elgin.
The First Presbytery of the A. IL. p.
church is in session at Gilead church
near Huntersville, n. c., having con-
Vened yesterday. The retiring modera-
TOR is DR.. X. G. Miller, and the new
moderator, Rev. g. II. White.
Mr.. William McIlwain, son of Mr..
and Mrs. X. T.. McIlwain, of this place
who has had a good position in Wash
lngton, ID. c., for some time has joined
the United States army and is now in
Fort LeaVcnwOrth, Kansas.
The Rev. a. b. Watson, who has
been member of the Methodist Con-
ference for many years, will retire from
the ministry on account of his health
ana engage In farming. He has bought
farm near Beaufort.
The governments cotton ginning re-
port issued Monday shows a total of
o,2S3, $50 bales ginned up to the 18th in
slant, as compared with 4,42O25S bales
ginned for 1907. an increase of ,S63, ,522
bales. The report had but little effect
on the market.
MIR. j. NJ. Cauthen has freak i'm the
way of pig, the animal having five
feet. The pig is now on exhibition at
the State fair in Columbia. 1t is 3
months old and was bought by Mr..
Cauthen from Mr.. Jarrett Bowers, of
the Primus section.
Magistrate w. p. Caskey has been ap
pointed committee of one by the DEM
ocratic National finance committee to
receive contributions for the BRYAN
campaign fund. Mr.. Caskey will be
pleased to forward to headquarters all
contributions that may be handed him
tenant house on DIR. II. b. Houph's &
place, in the Antioch section, was burn
ed Sunday evening just after dark. The
house was occupied by colored woman
who works with Mr.. John McManus,
manager of the place. The fire is thought
TO have been of incendiary origin.
Nancy Harris, full breed Indian of
the Catawba tribe, died at the Indian
reservation, near this city, Thursday.
oct. 18th. Nancy before her death.
drew Confederate pension from the
government. She was the wife of John
Harris and the mother of Ben Harris
Rock Hill Herald.
While coming to town Saturday Mr..
James Bennett, of the Heath Springs
section, narrowly escaped being shot.
When about five miles south of here.
some unknown party fired presumably
at a rabbit being chased by dogs, but n
number of the shot struck Mr.. Benefits
buggy.
Miss Edna Sitgreaves, of the graded
schools corps of teachers has bcnn